Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Kirpal Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of *712 Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision adopting and affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation, and request for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s denial of Singh’s asylum claim on the basis of an adverse credibility finding. Singh’s testimony was internally inconsistent and inconsistent with his asylum application regarding whether he was burned with a hot iron on his hip or on his shoulder, an issue that went to the heart of his asylum claim. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004) (holding that inconsistencies that go to the heart of asylum claim form the basis for an adverse credibility finding). Singh was also unable to satisfactorily explain why he was unable to provide details of the work he undertook for the Akali Dal…