Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Pawanbir Singh (Singh), a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) summarily affirming without opinion the order of the Immigration Judge (IJ) denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and we deny the petition for review.

We review the BIA’s determination that an applicant has failed to establish his entitlement to asylum under the substantial evidence standard and can reverse only if the evidence compels that result. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 and n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). Adverse credibility determinations are also reviewed under the substantial evidence standard, Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d *628 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002), and are entitled to deference, Manimbao v. Ashcroft, 329 F.3d 655, 658 (9th Cir.2003). Where the BIA summarily affirms the IJ’s decision without opinion, we review the IJ’s decision as the final agency determination. Falcon Carriche v. INS, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003).

Because the parties are familiar with the facts,…