SURENDER KUMAR v. LORETTA LYNCH (2016)

MEMORANDUM*

Surender Kumar, 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 protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act, Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th Cir. 2010), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency's adverse credibility determination based on inconsistencies regarding police visits, whether Kumar's father beat his brother, and when Kumar sold his shop. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the totality of circumstances). Kumar's contention that the IJ misstated his testimony with regard to the number of times police visited his house is belied by the record. In the absence of credible testimony, Kumar's asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).

Substantial evidence also supports the agency's denial of Kumar's CAT claim because it was based on the same evidence found not credible, and he does not point to any other evidence that compels the finding that it is more likely than not that he would be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to India. See Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048-49.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.