Yousif

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT NOV 16 2009

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

EVAN YOUSIF, No. 05-70790

Petitioner, Agency No. A096-227-365

v.

MEMORANDUM *

ERIC H. HOLDER , Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted December 9, 2008** Pasadena, California

Before: PREGERSON, D.W. NELSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Evan Yousif petitions for review of the BIA’s decision affirming

the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding

of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We deny

the petition.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Where, as here, the BIA affirms the IJ’s decision based upon its agreement

with the IJ’s factual findings and application of legal standards, the…