Gurjant Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Gurjant Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (Board) final order dismissing his appeal from the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) decision denying his asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (CAT) claims. Adverse credibility findings are reviewed under the “highly deferential” substantial evidence standard and the Board’s decision shall only be reversed if the petitioner shows that the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and deny the petition.

Here, the Board discussed specific inconsistencies in Singh’s testimony, his applications for asylum and his witness’s testimony. First, numerous inconsistencies were present in his separate applications for asylum in Canada and the United States including the dates and lengths of his arrests in India. Second, Singh’s testimony regarding the two applications was internally inconsistent. Material factual differences existed between his testimony and his Canadian asylum application regarding his alleged association with a militant group. Finally, there were…