Anna Akopian v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Anna Akopian, a native of the former Soviet Union and citizen of Georgia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an Immigration Judge’s decision denying her applications 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 the agency’s factual findings, Cortez-Pineda v. Holder, 610 F.3d 1118, 1124 (9th Cir.2010), and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that the treatment Akopian endured did not rise to the level of persecution. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2003). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s finding that Petitioner failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of future persecution, because her fear is not objectively reasonable. See Castro-Martinez v. Holder, 674 F.3d 1073, 1082 (9th Cir.2011). Thus, Petitioner has not established eligibility for asylum. Because Petitioner failed to establish eligibility for asylum, it necessarily follows that she failed to meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See…