Singh

MEMORANDUM ***

Surinder 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 application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision. Singh’s testimony was not credible because it lacked specificity, was unresponsive, and appeared to be scripted and memorized. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1152-53 (9th Cir.1999); cf. Singh v. Ashcroft, 301 F.3d 1109, 1114 (9th Cir.2002). Moreover, substantial evidence supports the adverse credibility finding based on Singh’s failure to identify himself. See Singh-Kaur, 183 F.3d at 1152-53 ; Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003) (upholding adverse credibility finding where the IJ’s “credibility findings went to key elements of the asylum…