Singh
Singh v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Gurdeep Singh, a native and citizen of India, appeals the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming an immigration judge’s denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal, and the BIA’s denial of Singh’s motion to remand for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the BIA’s decision that petitioner did not establish eligibility for asylum, Cardenas v. INS, *220 294 F.3d 1062, 1065 (9th Cir.2002), and for an abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to remand, Castillo-Perez v. INS, 212 F.3d 518, 523 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s denial of Singh’s asylum application because Singh failed to demonstrate that his mistreatment by the Indian police was motivated, at least in part, by an enumerated ground. Cf. Borja v. INS, 175 F.3d 732, 736 (9th Cir.1999) (en banc).
Because Singh failed to qualify for asylum, he necessarily failed to satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153,1156 (9th Cir.2003).