NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ______________ No. 22-2424 ______________ PARMINDER SINGH, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ______________ On Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (A206-898-248) Immigration Judge: John B. Carle ______________ Submitted Under Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a) March 21, 2023 ______________ Before: JORDAN, GREENAWAY, JR., and McKEE, Circuit Judges. (Opinion Filed: April 12, 2023) ______________ OPINION * ______________ * This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. GREENAWAY, JR. Circuit Judge. Parminder Singh, a native and citizen of India, seeks this Court’s review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) final order of removal. In that decision, the Board affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) underlying denial of Singh’s application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). For the following reasons, we will affirm the Board’s final order of removal. I. BACKGROUND Factual Background Singh was born in India and was raised in a religious, farming family comprised of his parents and two older brothers: Navjot and Prabhot Singh. Both of Singh’s older brothers fled to the United States and were granted asylum. Navjot apparently became an active member of the Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (SADA or Mann) political party in April 2013. He frequently requested that Parminder Singh assist him in disseminating political literature. Id. Because of his work, Singh was allegedly contacted by an “unknown person from an unknown phone number” and that unknown caller warned Singh to “stop working for the [Mann] Party,” and predicted that he would be killed if he did not join the Akali Dal Badal (Badal) party, a rival political party and the ruling party in Punjab, India. AR 168-69. Singh did not report this one-minute call to the police. Singh alleges that on two occasions, he had been threatened and beaten by members of the Badal party before his departure to the United States. 2 The first incident happened a few weeks after the anonymous phone call. While engaging in political canvassing, Singh was allegedly attacked by Badal members. When he returned home, Singh’s grandmother contacted a local doctor who examined Singh and his minor injuries. Singh did not report the assault to the police because he “wasn’t that discouraged” by the “attack” and did not take it “serious[ly].” Id. at 209-210. Singh joined the Mann party shortly after. About two months later, Singh was allegedly questioned and then attacked by three people wielding sticks. As they fled the scene, his assailants apparently warned Singh to “stop Mann party work” or he would be killed. Id. at 240. Again, upon his return to his village, he was seen by a local doctor who treated him by “putting bandages” on his minor injuries. Id. at 176. Following the second encounter, Singh allegedly packed his bags, had his family contact an agent in Delhi to arrange Singh’s departure from India, and hid …
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