Ishaq

MEMORANDUM ***

Anjum Ishaq, a native and citizen of Pakistan, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“U”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review credibility findings under the “substantial evidence” standard. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149 (9th Cir.1999). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination based on Ishaq’s failure to include significant, material information in his asylum application and his inconsistent testimony regarding his first arrest. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004); Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1254 (9th Cir. 2003). Ishaq has not shown that 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).

Because Ishaq did not testify credibly, he did not establish eligibility for asylum. See Mejia-Paiz v. INS, 111 F.3d…