Singh

Singh v. Holder

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362 F. App'x 834
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 21, 201005-73248California273 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Sarwan Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the IJ’s adverse credibility determination, Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002), and deny the petition for review.

Even though the IJ erred in her one-year time bar finding, see Cinapian v. Holder, 567 F.3d 1067, 1073 (9th Cir.2009) (“Where ... the government alleges an alien’s arrival date in the Notice to Appear, and the alien admits the government’s allegation before the IJ, the allegations are considered judicial admissions rendering the arrival date undisputed.”), substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination because Singh failed to establish sufficiently and affirmatively his identity, see Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003) (affirming negative credibility finding based on, inter alia, discrepancies regarding identity), and because the IJ…

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