Singh
Singh v. Mukasey
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Davinder Singh (“Singh”) petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of an appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We dismiss the petition for review with respect to Singh’s request for asylum. We deny the petition for withholding of removal. We grant the petition for relief under CAT. The facts of the ease are known to the parties and we do not repeat them here.
When the BIA adopts the IJ’s decision and adds its own reasons, we review both decisions. Nuru v. Gonzales, 404 F.3d 1207, 1215 (9th Cir.2005). We review the IJ and BIA’s interpretation of purely legal questions de novo. Id. We review findings of fact, including eligibility and entitlement determinations, for substantial evidence. Id.
I
Singh argues that he is eligible for asylum because he was persecuted based upon one of the protected grounds in 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(42)(A), namely that of political opinion or imputed political opinion. We decline to reach this argument because we lack jurisdiction to do so. Aliens who have “engaged in a terrorist activity” are…