Singh

MEMORANDUM ***

Barinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s (“U”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). See Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997). We review an adverse credibility finding for substantial evidence, see Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir.2000), and deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision. Singh’s testimony concerning when he first became politically active, how often he engaged in political activity, and the type of activities in which he participated, was internally inconsistent and, in several areas, vague. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1153 (9th Cir.1999). Singh has not shown that any of the documentary evidence presented compelled a contrary conclusion in order to overcome the special deference accorded to credibility determinations. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir.2003).

*417 Because Singh failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to meet the more stringent standard for…