Zhigang Yi v. Jefferson Sessions

MEMORANDUM ***

Zhigang Yi, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision dismissing his appeal. The BIA affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) order denying Yi’s application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torturé (CAT). Because Yi filed his application after May 11, 2005, his case is governed by the REAL ID Act. REAL ID Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-13, § 101(h)(2), 119 Stat. 231, 305. We review the denial of the application for substantial evidence. Sinha v. Holder, 564 F.3d 1015, 1020, 1025…