Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Balbir 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”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence a denial of asylum and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition.

The IJ concluded that Singh credibly established past persecution and was entitled to a rebuttable presumption of a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 995 (9th Cir.2003). After conducting an individualized analysis of Singh’s situation in light of changed country conditions, the IJ concluded that Singh’s fear of future persecution was not objectively well-founded and the presumption rebutted. See id. at 1000 (quoting Borja v. INS, 175 F.3d 732, 738 (9th Cir.1999) (en banc)).

Because the evidence does not compel the conclusion that Singh has a well-founded fear of…