Singh

ORDER

The stay on submission is vacated. This case is ordered submitted on February 9, 2001.

*354 MEMORANDUM *

Petitioner Harjinder Singh (“Singh”), a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) order that dismissed his appeal of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of deportation under sections 208(a) and 243(h) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a), 1253(h) (repealed 1996). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny Singh’s petition. Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we do not recount it here except as necessary to explain our decision.

We apply the “substantial evidence test” in our review of the factual findings underlying the BIA’s decision. See Salaam v. INS, 229 F.3d 1234, 1237-38 (9th Cir.2000). This standard of review requires us to find such facts “conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.” 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (b)(4)(B); see INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483-84 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992); Salaam,…