Khosla v. Gonzales
Khosla v. Gonzales
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Amit Kumar Khosla and Heena Kaur Hundal (“petitioners”), both natives and citizens of India, seek review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision which adopted and affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir. 2004), and we deny the petition.
The IJ found that Khosla’s description of his Sikh wedding ceremony was too “sketchy” and “cursory.” In addition, the government introduced evidence of Sikh
Because petitioners failed to satisfy the lower standard of proof for asylum, it necessarily follows that they failed to satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
Because petitioners did not raise the issue of CAT in their opening brief, they have waived this claim, and we decline to review it. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
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