Kulbinder Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Kulbinder Singh petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Petitioner was not credible. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). The BIA considered the totality of the circumstances and provided specific, cogent reasons for its adverse credibility finding. See id. at 1042 . For example, Petitioner claimed that he was arrested in December 2004 while protesting for the release of Simranjit Mann, but a letter submitted by Mann states that Mann was detained in 2005, 2006, and 2007 rather than in 2004. Additionally, Petitioner provided inconsistent testimony regarding the frequency and type of interactions he had with the police between his two arrests. Because the BIA properly found that Petitioner was not credible, its determination that Petitioner failed to establish eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal is supported by substantial evidence. See id.…