Case Name: Jagjit 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: 2010-07-14
Citations: 387 F. App'x 742
Docket Number: No. 07-71692
Parties: Jagjit SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 387
Pages: 742–743

Head Matter:
Jagjit SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 07-71692.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 29, 2010.
Filed July 14, 2010.
Rebecca Rudzianis, Rai & Associates, P.C., San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Jennifer L. Light-body, Esq., San Francisco, CA, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jagjit Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's 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, Melkonian v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 1061, 1065 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's determination that, even if Singh's asylum application were timely and his testimony were credible, the government established by a preponderance of the evidence that Singh reasonably could relocate to another area of India, particularly given that prior to his arrival in the United States, he lived in Delhi for six months without incident. See 8 C.F.R. § § 1208.13(b)(l)(i)(B); 1208.16(b)(3); see also Melkonian, 320 F.3d at 1069 (applicant who has demonstrated well-founded fear of persecution may be denied asylum "where the evidence establishes that internal relocation is a reasonable option under all of the circumstances"). Accordingly, Singh's asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 999, 1001 n. 5 (9th Cir.2003).
Substantial evidence also supports the BIA's denial of Singh's CAT claim because Singh failed to establish it is more likely than not he would be tortured if returned to India. See Singh v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 1100, 1113 (9th Cir.2006).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.