Singh
Singh v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Rajender Singh, a native and citizen of *697 India, petitions for review of a summary order of the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding an Immigration Judge’s (“U”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).
We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, All v. Ashcroft, 394 F.3d 780, 784 (9th Cir.2005), we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Singh does not have a well-founded fear of future persecution because Singh testified that he lived elsewhere in India without incident. Cf. Melkonian v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 1061, 1069 (9th Cir.2003) (stating that asylum may be denied to an applicant who has otherwise demonstrated a well-founded fear of future persecution if the evidence shows that internal relocation is a reasonable option); see also 8 C.F.R. § 208.13 (b)(2)(h).
Because Singh failed to establish that he was eligible for asylum, he necessarily failed to establish eligibility for withholding of removal. See Cruz-Navarro v. INS, 232 F.3d 1024, 1031 (9th Cir.2000).