Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 3, 2009, No. 06-74562 (Soni v. Holder)

MEMORANDUM **

Vipan Soni, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Kozulin v. INS, 218 F.3d 1112, 1115 (9th Cir.2000), and we deny the petition for review.