Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Dhalwinder 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, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition.

Where the BIA affirms without an opinion, we review the IJ’s decision as the final agency decision. Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review adverse credibility findings for substantial evidence. Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149 (9th Cir.1999).

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination because the IJ provided specific, cogent reasons for questioning Singh’s credibility and Singh failed to present sufficient corroborating evidence to counter the IJ’s stated disbelief. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir.2003). The IJ questioned Singh’s credibility because of inconsistencies and lack of specificity in his testimony, and because of his inability to explain his activities between his third and fourth arrests, and why his…