Case Explained: JIANMING HE V. TODD BLANCHE

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Filed: 2026-07-09

The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals that dismissed Jianming He’s appeal of an immigration judge’s denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal. The court held that substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility finding, noting that a reasonable adjudicator would not be compelled to find the petitioner credible given the totality of the circumstances. Specifically, the court cited the petitioner’s failure to disclose an arrest in Cuba on his asylum application and inconsistent statements regarding the length of his trip and detention in Cuba as valid grounds for the determination under 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii). Consequently, the court denied the motion to stay removal and lifted the temporary stay of removal that had been entered pursuant to General Order 6.4(c), leaving the petitioner subject to removal proceedings.

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