Makhan Singh v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

66 F.3d 336 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Makhan SINGH, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-71047. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 9, 1995. Decided Sept. 7, 1995. Before: GOODWIN and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges, and TASHIMA * District Judge. MEMORANDUM ** Makhan Singh appeals from the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation. He disputes the BIA's determination that his testimony was not credible, and that, in any event, he was not eligible for asylum or withholding of deportation. We remand because the BIA did not adequately explain its refusal to credit Singh's testimony. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Makhan Singh, a native and citizen of the Punjab, India, bases his claim for asylum on alleged arrests and mistreatment by the Indian police. Singh, who is Sikh, says the police persecuted him because they…