Singh

MEMORANDUM

Ranjodh Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of 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 pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition for review.

The IJ rejected Singh’s asylum and withholding claims after finding him not credible. We uphold such findings unless the record evidence “compels a contrary result.” Joseph v. Holder, 600 F.3d 1235, 1240 (9th Cir.2010). Here, we cannot say that it does.

Singh gave contradictory testimony about the number of times he had been arrested by the Indian authorities. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001) (testimony as to the number of times applicant was arrested before his departure went to the heart of his claim and supported an adverse credibility determination). Singh also claimed to have been present when his marriage was registered, despite previously testifying that he had been in hiding at the time. See id. (inconsistencies about events leading up to departure could justify…