NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
LAKHWINDER SINGH,

Petitioner,

v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 19

- 71271 Agency No. A206

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MEMORANDUM *

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted March 12, 2021 * * San Francisco, California Before: McKEOWN, IKUTA, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.
Lakhwinder Singh, a citizen of India, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision dismissing his appeal of an Immigration Judge (IJ) order denying his request for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Tortu re. Singh challenges only the ruling on his asylum

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36

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** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 

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MAR 16 2021 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS2

claim. We review for substantial evidence and may grant relief only if the record compels a contrary conclusion. Wang v. Sessions , 861 F.3d 1003, 1007 (9th Cir. 2017). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S. C. § 1252 , and w e deny the petition. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Singh did not testify credibly. See Shrestha v. Holder , 590 F.3d 1034, 1040 (9th Cir. 2010)

. In assessing Singh’s credibility, the IJ was permitted to cons ider the consistency between Singh’s testimony and written statements and “the consistency of such
statements with other evidence of record.” 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii). Here, and with respect to the first attack, the IJ identified inconsistencies between Singh’s account of his injuries and a doctor’s letter describing those injuries, and Singh
offered non

- responsive answer s when questioned on this issue

. The IJ also permissibly discounted Singh’s credibility after Singh testified he was knocked unconscious during the second attack

. Singh did not include this
information in his declaration , and it was not mentioned in an asylum officer’s
summary of Singh’s interview , which Singh had reviewed with the officer at the
time

. “[A] n adverse credibility determination may be supported by omissions that

are not ‘ details, ’ but new allegations that tell a ‘ much different

— and more compelling

— story of persecution than [the] initial application .’” Silva

- Pereira v. Lynch , 827 F.3d 1176, 1185 (9th Cir. 2016) (quoting Zamanov v. Holder , 649 F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir. 2011) ). The IJ also did not err in giving little weight to the3

affidavit from Singh’s wife because i t was inconsistent with Singh’s previous

statements and she could not be cross - examin ed

. Even if Singh testified credibly , substantial evidence supports the BIA’s alternative determination that Singh had not met his b urden of demonstrating a well

founded fear of future persecution. 8 U.S.C. §§ 11 0 1 (a)(42)(A), 11 58 (b)( 1 )(B)(i)

. The BIA reasonably conc luded that Singh had not suffered past persecution. Persecution is an “extreme concept” that “does not include every sort of treatment our society regards as offensive.” Gu v. Gonzales , 454 F.3d 1014, 1019 (9th Cir. 2006) (quotations omitted)

. Singh was assaulted twice but suffered no serious or permanent injuries and was not detained. Th e assaults , comb ined with the threats Singh received, did not compel a finding o f past persecution. See Nahrvani v.
Gonzales , 399 F.3d 1148, 1153 (9th Cir. 2005)

. Nor did Singh show a well

- founded fear of future persecution

. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(b)( 1 ). Singh in his opening brief did not challenge the BIA’s determination that Singh had not shown an objectively reasonable fear of future
persecu tion

. Singh has thus waived the issue. Rizk v. Holder , 629 F.3d 1083, 1091 n.3 (9th Cir. 2011)

. Regardless , the clai m would fail because s ubstantial evidence supports the IJ and BIA’s opposite conclusion. Singh was a low

- level Mann Party
member for several years without experiencing harm . H e also has b een gone from
India for several years and has had limited contact with persons there , which further4

supports the conclusion he is unlikely to be singled out in the future

. In addition , by failing to offer evidence on the issue, Singh failed to show he could not reasonably
relocate within India. See 8 C. F.R. § 1208.13(b)(3)(i )

. PETITION DENIED.