Hussain

MEMORANDUM **

Fahimul Hussain, 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 withholding of removal. 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.

*130 Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision. Hussain’s testimony was internally inconsistent, and inconsistent with his application and supporting documentation concerning, inter alia, the dates and locations of the alleged beatings, and the time period he received threats. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151-52 (9th Cir.1999). Moreover, substantial evidence supports the adverse credibility finding based on the lack of clarity and implausibility of his testimony, and omission of the beatings from Hussain’s application. See id. at 1152-53 ; Malhi, 336 F.3d at 993 .

Because Hussain failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed…