Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Kamaljeet Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming the immigration judge’s 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 finding of adverse credibility, Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002), and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility determination, because the BIA cited material inconsistencies in Singh’s testimony and between his testimony and application that go to the heart of his asylum claim, including the details of alleged police beatings and detentions and his involvement with the All India Sikh Student Federation. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151-52 (9th Cir.1999). Our review of the record does not compel a contrary conclusion. See id. at 1153 .

Because Singh failed to show that he was eligible for asylum, he necessarily fails to meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).…