Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Sukhwinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming without opinion the denial by an immigration judge (IJ) of his requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the adverse credibility finding under the substantial evidence standard and will uphold the decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir 2004). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. Singh’s testimony regarding material events was vague, lacked sufficient detail, and, in several instances, was inconsistent or implausible. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1152-53 (9th Cir.1999). Singh’s testimony about the location of his passport, his knowledge of his parents’ whereabouts, and the details of his hospital stay, hospital release, and hospital records lacked consistency and specificity. See Kasnecovic v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 812, 815 (9th Cir.2005). The adverse credibility determination is…