Singh

Singh v. Mukasey

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285 F. App'x 406
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 9, 2008No. 05-77442California276 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Paramjit Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of •Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our. jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the IJ’s determination that Singh’s asylum application was untimely because that finding was based on disputed facts. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a)(2)(B), (3); see also Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 650 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam). We therefore dismiss the petition as to the asylum claim.

With regal’d to Singh’s claim for -withholding of removal, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination based on inconsistent accounts of the circumstances of his arrest that go to the heart of his claim. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001). Thus, Singh’s withholding of removal…

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