Sandhu

MEMORANDUM **

Jaswinderpal Singh Sandhu, 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, withholding of removal, and request for 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. Sandhu’s testimony was internally inconsistent regarding where he was taken, the number of times he was beaten, and when he saw his friend Roomi during the first incident with police. Sandhu also omitted key testimony on cross examination regarding his speech at a protest, and gave insufficient testimony about the Akali Dal Mann party and his participation in critical campaigns and elections. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1141-43 (9th Cir.2004) (upholding credibility finding based on inconsistent testimony, lack of knowledge…