Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Jaswant Singh, a native and citizen of India and a member of the Sikh religion, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his applications for political asylum, withholding of deportation, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We apply the transitional rules under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and we have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). Garcia v. INS, 222 F.3d 1208 , 1209 n. 2 (9th Cir.2000) (per curiam). We review for substantial evidence and will reverse the BIA’s determination only if the evidence compels such a result. Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1487 (9th Cir.1997). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supported the IJ’s determination that Singh failed to present credible evidence of past persecution, because there were important inconsistencies between his testimony and the documents he submitted and some of the documents appeared to be fabricated for the purpose of supporting his testimony. See Pal v. INS, 204 F.3d 935, 940 (9th Cir.2000) (inconsistencies between testimony and documents that go to “the heart of ... asylum claim” provide substantial…