Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Carnail Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § llOSaía), 1 and we deny Singh’s petition for review. 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 disposition.

Singh conceded at the hearing before the IJ that he was not admissible to the United States, and thus the IJ found him excludable under the applicable statute. Singh applied for asylum and withholding of deportation.

The BIA noted that Singh “bases his request for relief on his fear of persecution from the local Indian authorities who he testified detained and mistreated him on three occasions on account of his support for the Kalistani Commando Force (KCF).” The BIA agreed with the IJ that Singh didn’t carry his burden of proof and found that his testimony was general, non-responsive, and lacked reliability. The BIA noted that the “applicant’s testimony lacked detail, specificity and consistency…