Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Sukhdev Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of an immigration judge’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility finding because the inconsistencies in Singh’s testimony go to the heart of his claim. See id. at 1043 . Among several inconsistencies, in his asylum application Singh stated that he was beaten by the police during his June 1990 arrest, whereas at his asylum hearing he testified that he was not beaten during the arrest. Singh’s testimony also contained internal inconsistencies about the reason for his 1997 arrest.

In the absence of credible testimony, Singh failed to establish eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1254-55 (9th Cir.2003).

Further, Singh is not entitled to relief under the CAT because he did not…