USCA11 Case: 21-10404 Date Filed: 01/07/2022 Page: 1 of 17 [DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21-10404 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ JASPAL SINGH, Petitioner, versus U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. ____________________ Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals Agency No. A216-176-588 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 21-10404 Date Filed: 01/07/2022 Page: 2 of 17 2 Opinion of the Court 21-10404 Before WILSON, JORDAN, and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Jaspal Singh, proceeding pro se, seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming an immigration judge’s denial of his application for asylum, withholding of re- moval, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Mr. Singh contends that the BIA erred in affirming the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. He also claims that the BIA erred in affirming the IJ’s decision that he failed to provide sufficient evidence to rehabilitate his allegedly inconsistent testi- mony. Finally, he asserts that the BIA failed to consider his evi- dence to support his claims for withholding of removal and CAT. After review of the record and the applicable law, we deny the pe- tition. 1 I Mr. Singh, a native and citizen of India, entered the United States without valid documentation on or about December 13, 2017. In January 2018, the Department of Homeland Security served him with a notice to appear, charging that he was remova- ble under INA § 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(7)(A)(i)(I), for being an immigrant without valid documentation at the time of 1We assume the parties’ familiarity with the record and set out only what is necessary to explain our decision. USCA11 Case: 21-10404 Date Filed: 01/07/2022 Page: 3 of 17 21-10404 Opinion of the Court 3 application for admission, and under INA § 212(a)(6)(A)(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i), for being “an alien present in the United States without…admi[ssion] or parole[]. Mr. Singh admitted to the allegations in the NTA and conceded removability as charged. Mr. Singh subsequently filed for asylum and withholding of removal under the INA. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158, 1231(b)(3). He also requested relief under the Convention Against Torture. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c). A In his Form I-589, Mr. Singh, who identifies as Sikh, ex- plained that he “had to leave India to save [his] life from the pro- Hindu political party, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP),” because of his “association with the Shiromani Akali Dal Mann party (SADM),” which advocated for a separate state for Sikhs. According to Mr. Singh, this religious and political tension resulted in violence. He alleged that members of the BJP threatened and beat him on two separate occasions because of his affiliation with the SADM party. The first attack occurred on June 2, 2017, on his way home from a SADM party meeting. Members of the BJP assaulted him with hockey sticks until his screams summoned bystanders who came to his aid. Mr. Singh recalled …
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