Singh

Singh v. Mukasey

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262 F. App'x 835
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 8, 2008No. 05-73516California468 words

Opinion

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MEMORANDUM ***

Joga Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order adopting and affirming the immigration judge’s (“U”) decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and cancellation of removal. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Asylum

The record does not compel the conclusion that Singh has shown extraordinary or changed circumstances to excuse the untimely filing of his asylum application. See Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 657-58 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam); 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4 (a)(4), (5). Singh’s contention that the IJ relied on impermissible speculation and conjecture in determining that Singh’s. asylum application was not timely filed is not supported by the record and does not amount to a colorable due-process claim. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir.2005) (“ [Traditional abuse of discretion challenges recast as alleged due process violations do not constitute colorable constitutional claims that would…

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