QINGFA ZHU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH, No. 15-70603 (9th Cir. 2016)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED JUN 20 2016 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT QINGFA ZHU, No. Petitioner, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS 15-70603 Agency No. A087-824-146 v. MEMORANDUM* LORETTA E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted June 14, 2016** Before: BEA, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges. Qingfa Zhu, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** We deny Zhu’s request for oral argument. The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). applying the standards created by the REAL ID Act. Ren v. Holder, 648 F.3d 1079, 1083-84 (9th Cir. 2011). We deny the petition for review. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Zhu failed to present sufficiently detailed and consistent testimony, or reasonably available corroboration, to meet his burden of proof for asylum. See id. at 1093-94 (denying petition where asylum applicant failed to provide corroborative evidence requested by the IJ or explain why he could not do so). Thus, Zhu’s asylum claim fails. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 15-70603

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