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MEMORANDUM

Iqbal Singh Dhillon, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Husyev v. Mukasey, 528 F.3d 1172, 1177 (9th Cir.2008), and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination because Dhillon testified about ongoing police visits to his home but he omitted this information, without adequate explanation, from his otherwise detailed asylum application, see Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 963 (9th Cir.2004), and his testimony was inconsistent with his documentary evidence regarding the nature of his family’s relationship with Simranjit Singh Mann, see Goel v. Gonzales, 490 F.3d 735, 739 (9th Cir.2007) (inconsistencies between testimony and documentary evidence support an adverse credibility finding where inconsistencies go to the heart of the claim). In the absence of credible testimony, Dhillon’s asylum and…