Yun Hao v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Yun Fei Hao, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for 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), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Hao did not suffer past persecution. See Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014, 1019 (9th Cir.2006) (persecution is an “extreme concept” that “does not include every sort of treatment our society regards as offensive”) (internal citations and quotations omitted). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s finding that Hao does not have a clear probability of future persecution based on his practice of Tibetan Buddhism. See Fakhry v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1057, 1066 (9th Cir.2008) (the “sum of evidence” does not compel a finding that petitioner has a clear probability of future persecution). Accordingly, Hao’s withholding of removal claim fails.