Hossain

MEMORANDUM **

Mohammad Monir Hossain, a native and citizen of Bangledesh, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding.of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition.

Hossain’s testimony regarding his arrest at Cantonment College was both internally inconsistent, and inconsistent with his supporting documents. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding based on this inconsistency because this event goes to the heart of his asylum claim. See id. at 1043 . Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s finding that Hossain’s testimony was inconsistent about when he went into hiding. Id. Accordingly, Hossain is not eligible for asylum.

Because Hossain failed to demonstrate eligibility for asylum, it follows that he did not satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Fatah v. Ashcraft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).

Finally, Hossain’s CAT…