Aujla

MEMORANDUM **

Amarjit Singh Aujla, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal, and request for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s denial of Singh Aujla’s claims on the basis of an adverse credibility finding. Singh Aujla’s testimony at his credible fear hearing omitted any mention of two arrests and beatings that took place in 2001, undermining his later asylum application statements and testimony, in which he claimed the 2001 arrests caused him to leave India. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004). Additionally, the IJ’s negative assessment of Singh Aujla’s demeanor was detailed and cited particular examples in the testimony, and thus also supports the adverse…