Grewal

MEMORANDUM **

Gursant Singh Grewal, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review an adverse credibility finding for substantial evidence and will uphold the decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision. Grewal admitted to lying under oath to the asylum officer, and submitted an application that was false and contradictory to a second application. See Leon-Barrios v. INS, 116 F.3d 391 , 393-94 (9th Cir.1997) (upholding credibility finding based on discrepancies between two asylum applications relating to the alleged fear of persecution); Al-Harbi v. INS, 242 F.3d 882, 889-90 (9th Cir.2001) (upholding credibility finding based on applicant’s “propensity to change his story regarding incidents of past persecution”). Because the IJ had reason to question Grewal’s credibility, he could properly require corroborating…