Bikramjit Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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509 F. App'x 597
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 15, 201311-70653California269 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Bikramjit Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Gonz alez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995 , 998 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that the government rebutted Singh’s presumption of a well-founded fear of future persecution by establishing changed circumstances in India. See id. at 998-1001. The agency rationally construed evidence in the record and provided a sufficiently individualized analysis of Singh’s future fear. See id. at 1000. We reject Singh’s contention that the BIA failed to consider all relevant evidence. See Lin v. Holder; 588 F.3d 981, 987 (9th Cir.2009) (“[AJlthough the BIA must consider a petitioner’s evidence of changed country conditions, it need not expressly refute on the record every single piece of evidence.”). Accordingly, Singh’s asylum claim…

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