Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Joga Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming the order of an immigration judge (“IJ”) denying his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation. We apply the transitional rules under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and we have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). See Rodriguez-Lariz v. INS, 282 F.3d 1218, 1222-23 (9th Cir.2002). We review the IJ’s decision as the final agency determination, Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003), and we review for substantial evidence any adverse credibility determination, Shah v. INS, 220 F.3d 1062, 1067 (9th Cir.2000). We grant the petition for review.

Substantial evidence does not support the IJ’s adverse credibility determination because the record does not support the IJ’s finding that there were important discrepancies or inconsistencies in Singh’s written and oral statements about his political activities in India and the circumstances of his five arrests. To the extent such inconsistencies existed, Singh explained them, and the IJ offered no reason for…