Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Jagraj Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision, which independently affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying 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 deny the petition for review.

We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility determination. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001). Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination in this case. See id. at 1042-43 . The IJ offered specific, cogent reasons for the credibility determination based on numerous inconsistencies between his testimony, the documents he submitted, and the asylum officer’s written assessment. See Pal v. INS, 204 F.3d 935, 940 (9th Cir.2000) (concluding that inconsistencies between testimony and documents that go to “the heart of ... asylum claim” provide substantial evidence to support adverse credibility finding). The BIA explicitly found that the IJ’s limited use of the asylum officer’s written assessment and interview notes was appropriate…