Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Gurinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the dismissal by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) of his appeal of the decision by an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, we deny the petition for review. See Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002).

The IJ found that Singh’s testimony was not credible, because it was inconsistent and it went to the heart of Singh’s claim for persecution. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001) (A single inconsistency is grounds for an adverse credibility finding, if it relates to the petitioner’s alleged fear of persecution and goes to the heart of his asylum claim.). The IJ noted contradictions and inconsistencies in Singh’s testimony regarding his actual date of entry, his alleged arrests in India, and his arrests while in the United *40 States. These inconsistencies and contradictions go to the heart of Singh’s claim for asylum. Singh testified that he was arrested and tortured on…