Harish Chander v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Harish Chander, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) 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). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that the Singh brothers did not harm Chander on account of his imputed or actual political opinion, ethnicity, or religion, nor was Chander detained on account of a protected ground. See Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1015-16 (9th Cir.2010) (harassment was motivated by personal reasons and was not on account of a protected ground). In addition, the record does not compel the conclusion that Chan-der has a well-founded fear of future persecution because he failed to demonstrate that it would be unreasonable for him to relocate. See Kaiser v. Ashcroft, 390 F.3d 653, 659 (9th Cir.2004) (in the absence of past persecution, the burden is on the…