Singh

Singh v. Ashcroft

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109 F. App'x 925
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 22, 2004No. 03-71378California328 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Kulbir 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 applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). 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. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision. Singh’s testimony was internally inconsistent, and inconsistent with his supporting documentation concerning, inter alia, the length of time he was at the police station after his first arrest, whether he received medical treatment after the first arrest, the manner in which his shoulder was broken, and the identity of All-India Sikh Student Federation members in the photograph provided by Singh. See Malhi, 336 F.3d at 992-93 ; Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151-53 (9th Cir.1999). Moreover, substantial evidence supports the adverse credibility finding based on…

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