Singh

MEMORANDUM ***

Amanpreet Singh (“Singh”), a citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision, which summarily affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The IJ made an adverse credibility finding and denied Singh’s petition. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision; therefore, we deny review.

Where, as here, the BIA affirms the IJ’s decision without an opinion, we review the IJ’s decision directly. Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility determination. Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042-43 (9th Cir.2001). If the IJ’s negative credibility finding is supported by substantial evidence and goes to the heart of the claims of persecution, this court is bound to accept that finding. Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 964 (9th Cir.2004).

The IJ found that Singh was not credible because of a number of inconsistencies in his testimony. The main inconsistency in Singh’s testimony involves the status of his brother. Singh first stated that his…