Tejinder Singh v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Tejinder 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 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, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Singh does not claim past persecution in India. Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that, even if Singh’s asylum application was not time-barred and even if credible, Singh did not establish a well-founded fear of persecution in India due to his marriage. See Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 976-77 (9th Cir.2009) ■ (petitioner failed to make a compelling showing of the objective component of a well-founded fear of persecution); 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13 (b)(3)(i) (in the absence of past persecution, the burden is on the applicant to show that relocation would be unreasonable). We lack jurisdiction to consider Singh’s contentions related to a pattern…