Brenda Usmany v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Brenda Indira Usmany and her family, 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, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 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), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that the incidents of mistreatment Usmany suffered in Indonesia did not cumulatively rise to the level of persecution. See id. at 1059-60 (two incidents of beatings and robbery and being accosted by a mob did not compel a finding of past persecution); Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 975-76 (9th Cir. 2009) (discrimination and harassment as a youth and being beaten by rioters did not compel a finding of past persecution). Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s determination that, even under a disfavored group analysis, Usmany failed to demonstrate sufficient individualized risk of harm to…