Case Name: Balbir Singh DHESI, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-01-20
Citations: 309 F. App'x 124
Docket Number: No. 04-71585
Parties: Balbir Singh DHESI, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 309
Pages: 124–125

Head Matter:
Balbir Singh DHESI, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 04-71585.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 13, 2009.
Filed Jan. 20, 2009.
Richard E. Oriakhi, Esquire, Roman & Singh, LLP, Fremont, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Stacy Stiffel Paddack, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, BYBEE, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Balbir Singh Dhesi, 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 pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence. Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1088 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's credibility assessment based upon the discrepancies between Dhesi's testimony and his asylum application as to whether his wife had been arrested and whether he was photographed when detained. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001). Because the IJ had reason to question Dhesi's credibility, and because the IJ gave Dhesi notice that a negative inference might apply if Dhesi did not produce his Canadian asylum declaration, the IJ could fault Dhesi for failing to provide this evidence. See Sidhu, 220 F.3d at 1090-92, see also 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(D) (we are not compelled to conclude that this evidence was unavailable). Thus, Dhesi failed to establish eligibility for asylum. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
Because Dhesi failed to demonstrate eligibility for asylum, it follows that he did not satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See id.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.