Court Opinion

ID: 8426603
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-04 02:49:24.038884+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:48:31.613711
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MEMORANDUM **
Gurmukh Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision summarily affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“U”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal and for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Thomas v. Ashcroft, 359 F.3d 1169, 1174 (9th Cir.2004), and will reverse the IJ’s determination only if the petitioner shows that the evidence compels such a result. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483-84, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision that Singh did not suffer past persecution or have a well-founded fear of future persecution. The IJ’s finding that any mistreatment Singh received was not based on his religion, political opinion, or social group membership, was supported by substantial evidence since Singh testified that he was not a member of any political organization, was not a member of the Akali Dal Amritsar or the All India Sikh Student Federation, and did not adhere to Sikh religious practices. See id.
By failing to qualify for asylum, Singh necessarily fails to satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1255 (9th Cir.2003).
In addition, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s denial of relief under the CAT. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1157 (9th Cir.2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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