Ji Xin Liang v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

MEMORANDUM ***

Petitioner Ji Xin Liang, a native and citizen of China, seeks review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). That order affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) order denying petitioner’s applications for asylum and withholding of deportation. Petitioner alleges fear of future persecution upon his re-entry to China based on past events that he believes reach the level of persecution required under 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(42)(A). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). See Avetovor-Elisseva v. INS, 213 F.3d 1192 , 1195 n. 4 (9th Cir.2000). We review the BIA’s decision under the substantial evidence standard, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 , 112 S.Ct. 812, 815 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we deny the petition.

Persecution is an “extreme concept” that includes the “infliction of suffering or harm.” Korablina v. INS, 158 F.3d 1038, 1043-44 (9th Cir.1998) (citations omitted). Petitioner must demonstrate a well-founded fear of future persecution by establishing a genuine fear of persecution and by *96 introducing credible, direct and specific evidence supporting an objectively reasonable fear of persecution. Singh v. INS, 134 F.3d…