Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Surjeet Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of his appeal from 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 pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and review the IJ’s reasoning as though it were the BIA’s because the BIA explicitly adopted it. See Arulampalam v. Ashcroft, 353 F.3d 679, 680 (9th Cir.2003). We review for substantial evidence, see Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244-45 (9th Cir.2000), and deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility determination as the record contains numerous inconsistencies and implausibilities relating to Singh’s assertions that he belonged to the All-India Sikh Student Federation (“AISSF”) and participated in certain political activities. For example, Singh testified that he participated in an election boycott held in February of 1992, while a member of the AISSF, yet he repeatedly testified that he joined the AISSF in October of 1992. The record also shows that there are many factions within the…