Singh

Singh v. Holder

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343 F. App'x 184
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 17, 2009No. 06-73948California271 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Ranjit Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal and denying his motion to remand. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s adverse credibility determination, Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002), and for abuse of discretion the denial of the motion to remand, Romero-Ruiz v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 1057, 1062 (9th Cir.2008). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on Singh’s submission of a fraudulent identity document and his inconsistent testimony as to how he obtained that document. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003) (affirming negative credibility finding based on, inter alia, discrepancies regarding identity).

We lack jurisdiction to consider Singh’s argument that he did not know his driver’s license contained an altered photograph because Singh failed to raise this issue to the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th…

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