Singh

Singh v. Holder

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405 F. App'x 243
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 13, 201007-74974California216 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Satinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings, Sowe v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 1281, 1285 (9th Cir.2008), and we deny the petition for review.

Singh does not raise any argument that he suffered past persecution, see Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-1260 (9th Cir.1996), but contends he has a well-founded fear of persecution based on having witnessed a riot from his roof-top in 1984, and based on the harm his father suffered after Singh left India. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Singh has not established a well-founded fear of persecution. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2003); see also Molino-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1096 (9th Cir.2002) (“[T]he IJ and the BIA are entitled to rely on all relevant evidence in the record, including a State Department report, in considering whether the petitioner has demonstrated that there is good reason to fear future…

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