Theresia
Theresia v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Theresia, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her 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, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009), and we deny the petition for review.
Over a period of ten years, Theresia claimed that Muslims robbed her on three occasions, an imam interrupted a prayer meeting and threatened her, and several young men loitered outside her home and asked for money. Theresia also testified she was discriminated against in college, and claimed her employer received bomb threats. Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Theresia’s experiences in Indonesia, considered individually or cumulatively, did not rise to the level of persecution. See id. at 1059-60 . Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s finding that Theresia failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution because the record does not compel the conclusion that she…