Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Bhupinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum and restriction on removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review an adverse credibility finding and a denial of asylum under the substantial evidence standard and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244-45 (9th Cir.2000). As the parties are familiar with the facts, procedural history, and arguments, we cite them only as necessary. We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding because Singh’s testimony was inconsistent and implausible. For instance, Singh testified that Indian police personnel arrested and tortured him in April 1999. His original asylum application and the records from an unrelated interview with an immigration officer both state that he entered the United States in September 1998. This contradiction is crucial because if Singh entered the country in September 1998, then police in India could not have arrested…