Bansi

MEMORANDUM **

Paramjit Singh Bansi, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal, and request for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s determination that Bansi did not meet the one-year deadline and did not qualify for an exception to the deadline for filing his asylum application. See Ramadan v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 1218, 1221-22 (9th Cir.2005).

We have jurisdiction over Bansi’s remaining claims under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding and will uphold the BIA’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the claims.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s denial of Bansi’s withholding of removal claim on the basis of an adverse credibility finding. Bansi’s testimony regarding whether he was a member of the All India Sikh Student Federation was internally inconsistent and inconsistent with his asylum application statement and…