Singh v. Gonzales , 168 F. App'x 193 ( 2006 )

MEMORANDUM^**

Karnail Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision summarily affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and we review the IJ’s adverse credibility determination for substantial evidence. See Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002). We deny the petition for review.

The IJ found Petitioner’s demeanor troubling throughout the proceedings and went on to note several inconsistencies within Petitioner’s testimony. Most notably, the IJ was concerned that Petitioner’s testimony was unspecific and contradictory regarding the reason for his arrest, his flight from India to Nepal and his membership in a political party.

The “special deference” owed to the IJ’s demeanor finding, taken together with the inconsistencies and lack of specificity in the record, causes us to conclude that no reasonable fact-finder would be compelled to reach a contrary conclusion. Accordingly, we uphold the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. See Singh-Kaur, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-1153 (9th Cir.1999); Paredes-Urrestarazu v. INS, 36 F.3d 801, 818-819 (9th Cir.1994). In the absence of credible testimony Petitioner failed to establish eligibility for asylum, withholding of removal or CAT relief. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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