Singh

Singh v. Ashcroft

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85 F. App'x 29
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 18, 2003No. 02-74508California522 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Gagandeep Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have juris *31 diction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition for review.

The IJ made an adverse credibility finding against Singh that is supported by substantial evidence in the record. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244 (9th Cir.2000). The finding was based in part on Singh’s last-minute correction of his asylum application to indicate that his right wrist, not his left arm, had been injured. After considering Singh’s explanation for the timing of the correction, the IJ noted that it was made “before the testimony today in order to conform with the information” contained in a recently submitted doctor’s letter of corroboration. Cf. Garrovillas v. INS, 156 F.3d 1010, 1014 (9th Cir.1998) (“[Tjhere is nothing in the record to suggest that Garrovillas had any reason to fear that a false assertion would be exposed at the hearing. Thus ... the most likely explanation for the…

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