Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Sohan Singh and his wife, Bakhash Kaur, natives and citizens of India, petition for review of an order from the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the decision of an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), based on an adverse credibility determination. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition.

Because the BIA affirmed the IJ’s decision under In re Burbano, 20 I. & N. Dec. 872, 874 (BIA 1994), we review the IJ’s decision. See Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002). We review the IJ’s adverse credibility determination for substantial evidence and must uphold that determination “unless the evidence compels a contrary result.” Tekle v. Mukasey, 533 F.3d 1044, 1051 (9th Cir.2008) (citations omitted). In support of his claim of persecution on account of political opinion, Singh submitted a letter from his political party indicating that police had killed his brother. Yet, this letter not only contains internal inconsistencies, but also contradicts “events central to petitioner’s version of why he was persecuted and…