Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit November 14, 2001, No. 00-71533; INS No. A72-132-044 (Singh v. Immigration & Naturalization Service)

MEMORANDUM **

Jasdev Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation under 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158(a) and 1253(h). Because the transitional rules apply, see Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.