Michael Soeyanto v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Michael Soeyanto, a native and citizen of Indonesia, 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 protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049 , 1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that the incidents Soey-anto experienced in Indonesia, even considered cumulatively, did not rise to the level of persecution. See Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 976 (9th Cir.2009); Wakka-ry, 558 F.3d at 1059-60 (record did not compel finding of past persecution where petitioner was robbed and beaten as a youth, and accosted by a mob). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s determination that, even under a disfavored group analysis, Soeyanto failed to demonstrate sufficient individualized risk of harm to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution in Indonesia. See Halim, 590 F.3d at 979 . Thus, Soeyanto’s…