Singh

MEMORANDUM ***

'’Dilbagh Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding, and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

The IJ’s adverse credibility determination rests on, among other things, inconsistencies among Singh’s testimony, his application, and his documentary evidence regarding his membership in the Akali Dal Party, and the arrests and detentions he and his wife experienced. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001). These discrepancies go to the heart of Singh’s claims of past persecution and fear of future persecution. See id. Because of these material inconsistencies in Singh’s testimony, the IJ properly required Singh to provide corroborating evidence, which Singh failed to do.…