Singh
Singh v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Gurcharan Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal and for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for the BIA’s findings and credibility determinations under the substantial evidence standard, Wang v. INS, 352 F. 3d 1250, 1253 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility finding. The BIA offered specific, cogent reasons for its findings based on inconsistencies between Singh’s testimony and his declaration going to the heart of his asylum claim, including the length of his detentions, who paid for his release after his first and second arrest, and what occurred during his second detention. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001). Accordingly, Singh failed to establish eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See id. at 1045 ; Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1255 (9th Cir.2003).