Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 10, 2004, No. 03-73309; Agency No. A75-319-879 (Singh v. Ashcroft)

MEMORANDUM **

Parminder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and with*909holding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, see Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.