Singh

Singh v. Gonzales

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135 F. App'x 114
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 17, 2005No. 04-70840California192 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

*115 MEMORANDUM ***

Gurpreet Singh, a native and citizen of the India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s (“I J”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility determination, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. The IJ offered specific, cogent reasons for the determination based on an inconsistency between petitioner’s testimony and application regarding his first detention and the submission of fraudulent documents to establish his identity and past persecution. See id. at 1043 .

Because petitioner does not challenge the IJ’s denial of withholding of removal and CAT relief in his opening brief, the claims are waived. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259 (9th Cir.1996).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit…

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