Case Name: Pargat Singh BAATH; Kulwant Kaur, Petitioners, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-03-25
Citations: 271 F. App'x 644
Docket Number: No. 04-73810
Parties: Pargat Singh BAATH; Kulwant Kaur, Petitioners, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 271
Pages: 644–644

Head Matter:
Pargat Singh BAATH; Kulwant Kaur, Petitioners, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 04-73810.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 18, 2008.
Filed March 25, 2008.
Robert B. Jobe, Esq., Law Offices of Robert B. Jobe, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioners.
Ronald E. L efe we, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Jason S. Patil, Esq., DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div. Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: CANBY, T.G. NELSON, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Pargat Singh Baath and his wife are natives and citizens of India. They petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. The court reviews an agency's adverse credibility finding for substantial evidence. Pal v. INS, 204 F.3d 935, 938 (9th Cir.2000). We deny in part, and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility determination based on the inconsistencies regarding Baath's political involvement, and his changing testimony when confronted with the inconsistencies. See id. at 940; see Paredes-Urrestarazu v. INS, 36 F.3d 801, 819 (9th Cir.1994) ("IJ's factual finding as to why Petitioner changed his testimony is entitled to 'special deference' ").
Without credible testimony, Baath failed to carry the burden of establishing eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
We lack jurisdiction to consider Petitioners' contentions regarding CAT protection, because they did not raise them before the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677-78 (9th Cir.2004).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.