Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Gurjeet Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“U”) decision denying 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 findings of fact, including adverse credibility determinations, Tekle v. Mukasey, 533 F.3d 1044, 1051 (9th Cir.2008), and we deny the petition for review.

The agency denied Singh’s asylum application as time barred. Singh does not challenge this finding in his opening brief. Accordingly, we deny the petition as to Singh’s asylum claim.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility finding based upon a testimonial inconsistency as to whether Singh was beaten once or twice during his first detention, see Kohli v. Gonzales, 473 F.3d 1061, 1071 (9th Cir.2007), as well as a discrepancy between Singh’s testimony and an affidavit he submitted regarding the name of his uncle who involved him in political activity, see Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250, 1257-58 (9th Cir.2003). Accordingly,…