Case Name: Tarsem SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-10-13
Citations: 399 F. App'x 282
Docket Number: No. 06-72536
Parties: Tarsem SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: RYMER and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and LEIGHTON, District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 399
Pages: 282–284

Head Matter:
Tarsem SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-72536.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 5, 2010.
Filed Oct. 13, 2010.
Pardeep S. Grewal, Esquire, Law Offices of Pardeep S. Grewal, Castro Valley, CA, for Petitioner.
Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Kartik Kalyan Raman, Assistant U.S., U.S. Attorney’s Office, Chicago, IL, for Respondent.
Before: RYMER and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and LEIGHTON, District Judge.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable Ronald B. Leighton, United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Tarsem Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The BIA affirmed the immigration judge's (IJ) denial of relief based upon adverse credibility grounds. We have jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's adverse credibility finding. The BIA identified two reasons for its finding — (1) the inconsistency between Singh's affidavit and his testimony and (2) the inconsistency between Singh's statements in his asylum interview (as reported in the asylum officer's Assessment of Referral) and his testimony. Singh did not challenge the BIA's finding that his affidavit was inconsistent with his testimony, thus he waived any challenge on this ground. See Castro-Perez v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1069, 1072 (9th Cir.2005). To the extent the issue is not waived, substantial evidence supports the BIA's adverse credibility determination that (1) Singh's statements in his testimony and affidavit regarding details of Singh's first arrest were inconsistent and undermined Singh's claim of persecution and (2) Singh was unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for this inconsistency.
Even if the IJ should not have admitted the Assessment of Referral, there was no prejudice in its admission. Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) ("A showing of prejudice is essentially a demonstration that the alleged violation affected the outcome of the proceedings . " (citation omitted)). Singh's affidavit and the Assessment of Referral contained the same facts that were inconsistent with his testimony. Thus, the admission of the Assessment did not affect the outcome of the proceedings.
In the absence of credible testimony, Singh failed to demonstrate eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003). Because Singh's CAT claim is based on the same testimony found to be not credible, and he points to no other evidence the IJ should have considered, substantial evidence also supports the denial of CAT relief. See id. at 1156-57.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provid ed by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.