Maryia Gapanovitch v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

. Petitioner Maryia Gapanovitch, a native and citizen of Belarus, petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an immigration judge’s denial of her application for asy lum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(1), and we deny the petition.

“[A]n alien who seeks to demonstrate that she was persecuted in the past must prove (1) that she was the victim of an incident, or incidents, that rise to the level of persecution; (2) that the persecution was on account of one of the protected grounds; and (3) that such persecution was committed by the government or forces the government is either unable or unwilling to control.” Parussiviova, v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734, 738-39 (9th Cir. 2009) (internal quotation marks omitted).

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that the harm Gapanovitch suffered did not rise to the level of persecution. See Hamazaspyan v. Holder, 590 F.3d 744, 747 (9th Cir.2009) (“Factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence.” (internal quotation marks omitted)); Zheng v. Holder, 644 F.3d 829, 835 (9th Cir.2011) (“In order for this court to reverse the BIA with respect to a finding of fact,…