Parminder Singh v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Parminder Singh, a native and citizen of India, applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). An Immigration Judge (IJ) denied all relief, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed. Singh petitions for review. Because Singh filed his applications after May 11, 2005, the REAL ID Act applies. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supported the BIA’s adverse credibility finding. Singh submitted two nearly identical affidavits signed by his father and Sarpanch in support of his applications. The BIA reasonably concluded that the affidavits were fraudulent because they contained nearly identical language. See Bingxu Jin v. Holder, 748 F.3d 959, 966 (9th Cir.2014); Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d 741, 745 (9th Cir.2004) (pre-REAL ID Act case concluding that documents with questionable genuineness that go to the heart of applicant’s claim may justify adverse credibility finding). The BIA also did not err in discounting Singh’s credibility by relying on the fact that Singh submitted the affidavits. Singh’s…