Singh

Singh v. Gonzales

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140 F. App'x 758
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 5, 2005No. 04-72999California218 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Petitioner Varinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and deny the petition.

We limit our review to those grounds relied on by the BIA. Navas v. INS, 217 F.3d 646 , 658 n. 16 (9th Cir.2000). The BIA assumed that Singh had established past persecution, but concluded that changed country conditions rebutted the presumption that Singh had a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Tawadrus v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1099, 1103 (9th Cir. 2004). Substantial evidence supports this determination. Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 998 (9th Cir.2003). The BIA conducted an individualized analysis of the changed country conditions, evaluating Singh’s specific claim in light of State Department reports and other submitted evidence. See Garrovillas v. INS, 156 F.3d 1010, 1017 (9th Cir.1998). The evidence in the record does not “compel [ ] reversal of the BIA’s determination of ineligibility.” Marcu v. INS, 147 F.3d 1078, 1081 (9th…

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