Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Mohinder Muchhal Singh, also known as Shabeg Singh Gill, and Gurdial Singh, a native and citizen of India, appeals from the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. He also contends he is entitled to protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and voluntary departure. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. The IJ properly relied upon discrepancies in Singh’s testimony and other documentary evidence concerning the date of his arrival in the United States and his identity. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003) (affirming negative credibility finding based on, inter alia, discrepancies regarding identity).

The IJ also properly relied upon discrepancies in Singh’s testimony concerning the number and the content of asylum applications that he had filed. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004). Thus, we cannot say that no reasonable factfinder could fail to find him credible, and deny…