Singh

Singh v. Gonzales

Good Law
227 F. App'x 642
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 10, 2007No. 04-70979California292 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Petitioner Joga Singh (“Petitioner”) seeks review of a final order from the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“U”) denial of Petitioner’s application for asylum. The BIA affirmed the IJ’s adverse credibility finding based on Petitioner’s failure to prove his identity. Petitioner now seeks review of the BIA’s decision. We deny the petition.

Petitioner is a native and citizen of India. In August 1992, Petitioner left India and went to Germany and applied for asylum. Germany rejected Petitioner’s asylum application. In February 1996, Petitioner sought asylum in England, but left before a decision was rendered. In September 1996, Petitioner traveled to Canada, sought asylum, and was denied. In 2001, Petitioner came to the United States and filed an Application for Asylum around April 17, 2001.

The IJ denied Petitioner’s asylum application finding that he was not a credible witness, stating that “[h]e has submitted no confident or credible corroboration in support of his identity or any of his allegations.” The BIA affirmed the credibility determination. The BIA’s determination that Petitioner was not eligible for asylum was…

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