Singh

MEMORANDUM ***

Sucha Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of 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 an adverse credibility finding for substantial evidence, and reverse only if the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding due to inconsistencies in Singh’s application regarding his political involvement. For instance, the IJ identified significant inconsistencies between Singh’s declaration, in which he stated that he actively fought against the Terrorism and Destructive Activities Act (“TADA”), his interview with an asylum officer, at which he stated «that he did not know what TADA stood for, and his hearing testimony, in which he testified that the TADA actually helps Sikhs. These inconsistencies go to the heart of Singh’s claim because his activism against…