NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 26 2019 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CHARANJEET SINGH, No. 16-73387 Petitioner, Agency No. A201-013-019 v. MEMORANDUM* WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted December 6, 2019** San Francisco, California Before: SILER,*** BYBEE, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges. Charanjeet Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (the BIA) decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Eugene E. Siler, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting by designation. (CAT). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we deny the petition. With respect to Singh’s asylum and withholding of removal claims, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Singh could safely and reasonably relocate to one of the Sikh communities outside of Haryana to avoid future persecution based on his membership in and political activism with the Indian National Lok Dal Party (INLD). On appeal, Singh first argues that the BIA erred when it failed to identify a specific location in India to which he could safely relocate. However, we recently rejected that argument in Singh v. Whitaker, 914 F.3d 654, 660 (9th Cir. 2019), and do so again here. Next, Singh contends that the BIA failed to engage in a sufficiently individualized analysis as to whether he would be safer in a new location. In Singh v. Whitaker, we held that the BIA’s failure to make an individualized determination into whether there was a location in the country where the petitioner would not be persecuted for proselytizing for his preferred political party was error. Id. at 661. Nevertheless, the case before us is distinguishable because the BIA did consider whether Singh would be at a significant risk of persecution if he continued his political activity with the INLD outside of Haryana. Relying on the government’s changed country conditions evidence, the BIA found that Singh, a low-level INLD Party member, would likely not face persecution for his political beliefs in other parts of India. Substantial evidence in the record supports the BIA’s conclusion. 2 16-73387 See Ali v. Holder, 637 F.3d 1025, 1028–29 (9th Cir. 2011) (“We review de novo the BIA’s . . . determinations of purely legal questions. We review factual findings, on the other hand, for substantial evidence.” (internal citation omitted)). Additionally, Singh challenges the BIA’s determination that he could reasonably relocate within India. 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(b)(3) governs the inquiry into whether internal relocation is reasonable. The regulation requires the BIA to consider a nonexhaustive list ...
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