Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Petitioner Rajeshwar Singh, his wife Mohini Lata Singh, and their two children, natives and citizens of Fiji who are of Indian descent, petition for review of the *980 Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA’s”) denial of their 1999 applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Petitioners also seek review of the BIA’s denial of their motion to reopen asserting changed country conditions due to a 2006 military coup in Fiji.

Singh submitted an application for asylum and withholding of removal, claiming persecution on account of the family’s ethnicity. The record shows that Singh was attacked, robbed, and threatened with death if he did not abandon the land he and his family were occupying in Fiji. He was also locked in the trunk of his taxi. The assailants then rolled the taxi into a ditch, resulting in significant physical injury to Singh. His wife and one of his sons were also brutally attacked. The record reflects widespread violence against Indo-Fijians, including letters from Singh’s relatives concerning physical attacks, robberies, and death threats.

The IJ made a finding of adverse credibility, which…