Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Sushil 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 (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of asylum based on Singh’s adverse credibility. See id. at 993 . The IJ identified material inconsistencies between Singh’s testimony and the declaration and documents that he submitted. See Pal v. INS, 204 F.3d 935, 938 (9th Cir.2000). The IJ also made a specific and cogent demeanor finding that Singh testified in a manner suggesting his story was memorized, and when confronted, changed his testimony several times to conform to his declaration and documents. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151 (9th Cir.1999). These observations are supported by the record.

In the absence of credible testimony, Singh necessarily…