Singh
Singh v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Gurmeet Singh, 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 and withholding of deportation. Because the transitional rules apply, Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997), we have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We review adverse credibility determinations for substantial evidence, Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149 (9th Cir.1999), and we deny the petition for review.
The IJ’s identified a number of inconsistencies within Singh’s testimony and asylum application concerning the details of his arrests and his political involvement with the All India Sikh Student Federation. Also, Singh admitted that he lied to the court about his past criminal record in the United States. Taken together, the inconsistencies and falsehoods were sufficiently material to permit the IJ to find that Singh was not credible. See Singh-Kaur, 183 F.3d at 1149-52 . Because a reasonable factfinder would not be compelled to reach a contrary conclusion, we *78 uphold the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. See id. at 1149 .