Syora Dewi v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Syora Dewi and Rahkmat Aritin, natives and citizens of Indonesia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying their application for asylum. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Petitioners do not challenge the BIA’s finding that the harm they faced at the hands of Dewi’s family did not rise to the level of persecution. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996) (issues not specifically raised and supported by argument are deemed abandoned). With respect to their future fear, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that petitioners failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish a well-founded fear of persecution, see Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2003) (possibility of future persecution too speculative), and they failed to demonstrate that internal relocation would not be a reasonable option, see Gonzalez-Medina v. Holder, 641 F.3d 333, 338 (9th…