Opinion
No. 08-72391.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
July 20, 2011.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Agency No. A075-625-977.
Before: SCHROEDER, ALARCÓN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Bhumi Dogra 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 and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir. 2004), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's adverse credibility determination because it was implausible that Singh attended several political party meetings a week but demonstrated no knowledge of the party leader's arrest and significant election results during the same period. See id. In the absence of credible testimony, Singh's asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.