Singh
Singh v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Joga Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the summary affirmance by the Board of Immigration Appeals of the denial of his application for asylum, 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a), withholding of removal, 8 U.S.C. § 1231 (b)(3), and relief under the Convention Against Torture, 23 I.L.M. 1027, 1028 (1984) (as implemented by 8 C.F.R. 208.16). As this is a streamlined case, we review the decision of the immigration judge (IJ). Tawadrus v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1099, 1100 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition.
“We must uphold the IJ’s findings of fact as conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.” Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004) *460 (internal quotation marks omitted). The IJ made an adverse credibility determination about Singh’s testimony. The IJ provided specific, cogent reasons for this finding and identified serious inconsistencies in Singh’s testimony going to the heart of his asylum application, all of which are supported by substantial evidence. See id. Singh’s testimony was internally inconsistent, contradictory and irreconcilable with his application and documentation concerning…