Grewal

Grewal v. Ashcroft

Good Law
88 F. App'x 271
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 26, 2004No. 02-74455; Agency No. A76-378-504California264 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Karamjit Singh Grewal, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ dismissal of his appeal of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction *272 under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir.2003), and we dismiss the petition in part and deny the petition in part.

This court lacks jurisdiction to review the discretionary determination that Grewal did not qualify for cancellation of removal because he failed to demonstrate “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship.” See 8 U.S.G. § 1252(a)(2)(B)®; Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 890-91 (9th Cir.2003).

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding because the IJ stated specific, cogent reasons for disbelieving Grewal’s claim of past persecution, including Grewal’s failure to observe the tenets of the Sikh faith, inconsistencies in his testimony regarding his membership in the Akali Dal Party, and his ability to travel to and from India three times without incident since entering the…

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