Singh
Singh v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Hardeep Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals summarily affirming without opinion an immigration judge’s (“U”) order denying his *549 applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . The IJ made an adverse credibility finding against Singh, which we review for substantial evidence. Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir.2000). “So long as one of the identified grounds is supported by substantial evidence and goes to the heart of [a petitioner’s] claim of persecution, we are bound to accept the IJ’s adverse credibility finding.” Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250, 1259 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination because Singh provided inconsistent testimony concerning his involvement in police abuses at his asylum interview as compared with his removal hearing. Singh’s asylum interview took place under oath, with the aid of an interpreter, and the asylum officer testified at Singh’s removal hearing based on his records…