Jit-Singh

MEMORANDUM

Petitioner appeals the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) adverse credibility determination as well as the IJ’s denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Because the parties are familiar with the history of the case, we need not recount it here. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and deny the petition for review.

We deny the petition for review of the BIA’s decision to deny asylum and withholding of removal. Substantial evidence supports finding that Petitioner was not credible. Kin v. Holder, 595 F.3d 1050, 1054-55 (9th Cir.2010). For example, the IJ found that Petitioner testified in a vague manner about the posters he prepared and posted for the AISSF. The IJ also found that Petitioner testified vaguely and inconsistently when discussing recruitment efforts, fundraising responsibilities, and other political tasks undertaken on behalf of the student group. These discrepancies go to the heart of Petitioner’s claim of persecution. Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1153 (9th Cir.1999); see also Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139,…