Kandola

Kandola v. Ashcroft

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109 F. App'x 891
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 22, 2004No. 02-74456California313 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Baljinder Singh Kandola, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

*892 Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision. Kandola’s testimony was implausible, and vague regarding the significant period of time he was in hiding. His testimony was also internally inconsistent regarding when he was physically mistreated, and, along with his declaration, omitted several key details including whether he lost consciousness, and whether and how frequently he was stopped and searched by police. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151-53 (9th Cir.1999); Malhi, 336 F.3d at 993 . Moreover, Kandola failed to produce any evidence that he was a member of the All India Sikh Student Federation or that he received medical treatment. See…

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