
    Ghanshyambhai PATEL, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.
    No. 02-71676.
    INS No. [ AXX-XXX-XXX ].
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted March 10, 2003.
    
    Decided March 14, 2003.
    Before CANBY, O’SCANNLAIN, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Ghanshyambhai Patel, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of his appeal of the immigration judge’s denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation. Because the transitional rules apply, Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147,1150 (9th Cir.1997), we have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We review adverse credibility findings for substantial evidence and will uphold the findings unless the evidence compels a contrary result. Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999). We deny the petition for review.

We conclude that the evidence does not compel a finding that Patel’s claim is credible. See id. The BIA provided specific, cogent reasons to support the adverse credibility finding by identifying implausible testimony that went to the heart of the asylum claim. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001). Absent credible evidence, Patel’s applications for asylum and withholding of deportation must fail. See Berroteran-Melendez v. INS, 955 F.2d 1251, 1256-58 (9th Cir. 1992).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 
      
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