Saini

Saini v. Gonzales

Good Law
130 F. App'x 82
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 15, 2005No. 03-71289, 03-72339, 04-70155, A75-318-008California350 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Sarbjeet Singh Saini, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) adverse credibility finding and order that he was removable as charged and denial of his motions to reopen and remand and for reconsideration. As the parties are familiar with the facts and additional arguments, they are not repeated here.

The BIA’s adverse credibility findings are supported by substantial evidence and Saini has failed to present any evidence that compels a contrary result. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999). For instance, Sami’s testimony that he was arrested three times on account of his political opinion was contradicted by substantial evidence that he had never been arrested. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir.2003). Further, Saini provided inconsistent dates of arrest, confused the dates he was in college and involved with the All India Sikh Student Federation (which was the basis for his alleged persecution), gave his wrong birth date at the hearing before the immigration judge, and, despite the opportunity to do so, failed to obtain any documentation corroborating his testimony. See…

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