Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Gurjit Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the summary affirmance by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) of the denial of his asylum application by an Immigration Judge (“IJ”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(1). There was substantial evidence to support the IJ’s conclusion that Singh was not credible, and we deny the petition for review.

Because the BIA affirmed without opinion, we review the opinion of the IJ. See Khup v. Ashcroft, 376 F.3d 898, 902 (9th Cir.2004). We give great deference to an IJ’s credibility finding, affirming if there is a legitimate reason to question the applicant’s credibility and if the IJ gives a specific and cogent reason for disbelieving *509 his or her testimony. See Malhi v. INS, 386 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir.2003).

The IJ gave a number of specific and cogent reasons for concluding that Singh was not credible. He found Singh’s various explanations for his family’s decision to harbor his cousin inconsistent. The IJ also found it implausible that Singh’s parents would take his cousin in without understanding the risk; that his cousin would continue his activities at the gurdwara (temple);…