Inderjit Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Inderjit Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the inconsistency between Singh’s testimony and the documentary evidence regarding whether he was in India in August 2004, and his implausible explanation for the inconsistency. See id. at 1046-47, 1048 (adverse credibility determination reasonable under the totality of circumstances); Liu v. Holder, 640 F.3d 918, 926 (9th Cir.2011) (improbable or inadequate explanations further undermined petitioner’s credibility). We reject Singh’s contention that the IJ improperly “commingled” his testimony…