Gobinder Singh v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Gobinder Singh (“Singh”) is a citizen of India who seeks asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). He claims that he has been persecuted primarily on account of his affiliation with the Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (“SADA”) party. The immigration judge (“IJ”) found Singh not credible. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirmed this decision.

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the agency’s decision only to ensure that the agency’s credibility determination is supported by substantial evidence. Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002). We deny Singh’s petition for review of the BIA’s decision.

The facts are known to the parties; we do not repeat them.

The IJ’s conclusion that Singh was not credible was supported by substantial evidence. Singh correctly asserts that “minor discrepancies in dates that are attributable to the applicant’s language problems or typographical errors and cannot be viewed as attempts by the applicant to enhance his claims of persecution have no bearing on credibility.” Damaize-Job v. INS, 787 F.2d 1332, 1337 (9th Cir.1986). When…