Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Bhupinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of deportation and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). 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 IJ’s adverse credibility determination, because the IJ cited material inconsistencies in Singh’s testimony and documentary evidence regarding Singh’s age that go to the heart of Singh’s asylum claim. 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 deportation. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003). Because Singh’s claim under the CAT is based on the same testimonial and documentary evidence that the IJ…