Surinder Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Surinder P. Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from 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 under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 998 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that conditions have changed in India such that Singh no longer has a well-founded fear of persecution. See id. at 1000-01 . The agency rationally construed the recent country reports and provided a sufficiently individualized analysis of Singh’s situation. See id. Accordingly, Singh’s asylum claim fails.

Because Singh did not demonstrate his eligibility for asylum, it follows that he did not satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See id. at 1001 n. 5.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s denial of CAT protection because Singh failed to establish it is more likely than not he…