Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Gurjinder 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 and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review adverse credibility determinations for substantial evidence, Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149 (9th Cir.1999), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. Most notably, the record supports the IJ’s determination that Petitioner’s credibility was undermined by inconsistent testimony regarding his political involvement with the Akali Dal and the All India Sikh Student *910 Federation, as well as evidence of tampering and possible fabrication in the letters Petitioner offered to establish his involvement with several political organizations. The IJ also made note of Petitioner’s untruthful demeanor, a finding which should be given “special deference.” Paredes-Urrestarazu v. INS, 36 F.3d 801, 818-19 (9th Cir.1994).

Taken together, these inconsistencies are sufficiently material to permit the IJ to find that Singh was not…