Seid
Seid v. Holder
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Hanane Mohammed Seid, a native and citizen of Ethiopia of Eritrean descent, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision adopting, supplementing, and affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum and ordering her removed from the United States. The IJ did not make an adverse credibility determination as to Seid or her additional witness, and the parties agree that their testimony must be accepted as true. The parties dispute only whether Seid demonstrated a well-founded fear of persecution.
The Attorney General may grant asylum to any applicant who qualifies as a “refugee,” including a person unable or unwilling to return to her country of origin “because of ... a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.” 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)(1); id. § 1101(a)(42)(A); Mengstu v. Holder, 560 F.3d 1055, 1058 (9th Cir.2009). We review for substantial evidence the decision determining whether an alien has established eligibility for asylum. Malkandi v. Holder, 576 F.3d 906, 912 (9th Cir.2009).