Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Petitioner Balbir Singh seeks review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the decision of the Immigration Judge (IJ) denying his petition for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The parties are familiar with the facts and we do not repeat them here.

I

The IJ denied asylum and expressly determined that Singh failed in his burden to present “credible, direct and reasonable evidence.” That adverse credibility determination is supported by substantial evidence. The IJ determined Singh incredible partially based on the inconsistencies among his sworn statements and his evasiveness when questioned about those inconsistencies. For example, the IJ observed timeline discrepancies involving how long Singh’s first detention by Indian police lasted, how long he spent recovering *594 from the beatings police allegedly inflicted during that detention, and when he fled the country. The IJ also cited Singh’s varying testimony about the length of his detention by police when he returned to India after having fled: Singh alternately testified that the detention lasted ten days, five to six days, or a week.…