Singh

MEMORANDUM ***

Jasvir Singh petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) dismissal of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). 1 Singh waived any challenge to the denial of CAT relief by failing to raise it before the BIA, so we review only his claims for asylum and withholding of removal. See Guo v. Ashcroft, 361 F.3d 1194 , 1199 n. 1 (9th Cir.2004). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Because the BIA affirmed the IJ’s decision without opinion, we review the IJ’s decision as the final agency action. See Singh v. Gonzales, 491 F.3d 1019, 1023 (9th Cir.2007). We review for substantial evidence the IJ’s decision, Shire v. Ashcroft, 388 F.3d 1288, 1295 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that Singh’s problems stemmed from a personal dispute and not from persecution based on a protected ground. See Molina-Morales v. INS, 237 F.3d 1048, 1052 (9th Cir.2001). Additionally, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Singh was not credible based on his inconsistent…