Vasu Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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578 F. App'x 740
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 16, 201412-71630California317 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Vasu Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immi gration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings. Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s finding that Singh’s asylum application was untimely filed. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a)(3); Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 648 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam) (limiting jurisdiction to questions of law as applied to undisputed facts).

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on Singh’s lack of knowledge of basic information regarding Shiromani Akali Dal, despite his claim that he was involved with the political party and inconsistencies in Singh’s testimony regarding the injuries he received while in police custody. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). In the…

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