Emile Wirngo v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Emile Kifon Wirngo, a native and citizen of Cameroon, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir. 2006), and we deny the petition for review.

Wirngo claims he suffered past persecution when he was detained for two weeks, denied access to adequate food and sanitation facilities, and warned to stop circulating his ideas about the government of Cameroon. Even if credible, the record does not compel the conclusion that he suffered past persecution. See Li v. Ashcroft, 356 F.3d 1153, 1158 (9th Cir.2004) (en banc) (describing persecution as an “extreme concept”); Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 340 (9th Cir.1995) (“Although a reasonable factfinder could have found [these incidents constituted] past persecution, we do not believe that a factfinder would be compelled to do so.”). Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that…