Singh
Singh v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Balwinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision summarily affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application 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 adverse credibility finding because Singh first testified that he was arrested twice in his village, and then inconsistently testified that he left his village after his first arrest and did not return. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962-63 (9th Cir.2004). Singh also lacked basic knowledge regarding the political party to which he allegedly be *177 longed. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). Finally, Singh’s testimony was inconsistent with his testimony at his asylum interview regarding the tenets of his Sikh religion. See Li, 378 F.3d at 962-63 .