Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Baljit 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 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 asylum based on an adverse credibility finding. Singh’s testimony about whether he was arrested a third time, the circumstances of his third arrest, and whether his family members were beaten and detained after his departure, was internally inconsistent, and inconsistent with his asylum application. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962-63 (9th Cir.2004). Additionally, in the absence of credible testimony, Singh’s lack of corroborating evidence also undermines his claim. See Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1092 (9th Cir.2000).

Because Singh failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to meet the more stringent…