Singh
Singh v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Baljit Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal and for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the denial of asylum for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483-84 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s decision that Singh failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear *267 of future persecution. Any mistreatment Singh received was due to a legitimate criminal investigation of terrorist activities because Singh’s father assisted terrorists by giving them food and shelter in their home and joined the Khalistan Commando Force, a terrorist organization. See Dinu v. Ashcroft, 372 F.3d 1041, 1045 (9th Cir.2004).
Because petitioner failed to establish eligibility for asylum, it follows that he failed to establish eligibility for withholding of removal. See Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1255 (9th Cir.2003).