Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Satpal Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming a decision of the immigration judge (“IJ”) denying Singh’s application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Because the BIA affirmed the IJ’s decision without opinion, we review the IJ’s decision as the final agency determination. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review the IJ’s adverse credibility determination under the substantial evidence standard. See Valderrama v. INS, 260 F.3d 1083, 1085 (9th Cir.2001) (per curiam). We deny the petition.

The IJ identified material inconsistencies within Singh’s testimony, as well as discrepancies between his testimony and the written declaration submitted as part of his asylum application. Because these inconsistencies concern Singh’s torture and harassment by the Punjab police, they go *613 to the heart of Singh’s claim for asylum, and substantial evidence supports the IJ’s credibility finding. See id.

Because Singh failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to meet the more…