Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Dalsher Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying Singh’s application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) based on an adverse credibility determination. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and deny the petition for review.

We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility determination and will reverse only if the record compels a contrary conclusion. Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999).

Singh contended that he was persecuted because Indian police believed he supported militants. He claims that he met some of the militants when he joined the All India Sikh Student Federation (“AISSF”). Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination because Singh’s testimony at his asylum hearing was internally inconsistent regarding how many times militants actually came to his home. Also, Singh’s testimony regarding the AISSF’s legal status during a 1985 election and when the AISSF president was released from custody conflicted…