Hasyimuddin Hasyimuddin v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Hannih Tjong Jap, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law and review for substantial evidence factual findings, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Jap did not experience harms in Indonesia amounting to past persecution. See id. at 1059-60 ; see also Khourassany v. INS, 208 F.3d 1096, 1100-1101 (9th Cir.2000) (petitioner failed to establish past persecution based on harassment and forced closure of business). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s finding that Jap failed to establish it is more likely than not she will be persecuted if returned to Indonesia, because, even as a member of a disfavored group, Jap has not demonstrated the requisite individualized risk of persecution. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179,1185 (9th…