Singh
Singh v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Hardev Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision, adopting and affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We grant the petition for review and remand.
Where the BIA cites its decision in Matter of Burbano, 20 I & N Dec. 872, 874 (BIA 1994) and does not express disagreement with any part the IJ’s decision, the BIA adopts the IJ’s decision in its entirety. See Abebe v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 1037, 1040 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). We review the IJ’s decision for substantial evidence. See id. at 1039 .
We conclude that none of the IJ’s adverse credibility findings is supported by *660 substantial evidence. The IJ improperly-relied upon generalized statements in the Country Reports to discredit the petitioner’s testimony regarding specific incidents he experienced in India. See Singh v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 1100, 1110-11 (9th Cir.2006). As to the remaining findings, the IJ either failed to offer specific and cogent reasons for the stated…