Singh

Singh v. Gonzales

Good Law
164 F. App'x 623
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 27, 2006No. 04-73984California437 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Mangat Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of a final order issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) summarily affirming an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (CAT) relief based on an *624 adverse credibility finding. We deny the petition for review.

DISCUSSION

To establish his eligibility for asylum, Singh was required to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. See Ochoa v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1166, 1170 (9th Cir.2005). Withholding of removal requires a showing of clear probability of such persecution. Id. CAT relief is available when the alien demonstrates “it is more likely than not that he or she would be tortured if removed to the proposed country of removal.” Id. at 1172 (internal quotation omitted). When, as here, the BIA summarily affirms the IJ’s decision, we will review the IJ’s decision. Mansour v. Ashcroft, 390 F.3d 667, 671 (9th Cir. 2004).

The IJ determined that Singh was not credible, primarily because he submitted contradictory and inconsistent…

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