Vely Andajani v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Vely Andajani, a Christian and ethnically Chinese native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order affirming without opinion the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of 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, see Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 975 (9th Cir.2009), and we deny the petition for review.

Even if all of the incidents of harassment Andajani experienced in Indonesia were on account of a protected ground, the record does not compel the conclusion that they rose to the level of persecution, either individually or cumulatively. See id. at 975-76 (incidents suffered by ethnic Chinese petitioner in Indonesia, considered in the aggregate, did not amount to persecution); Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1059-60 (9th Cir.2009).

Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s finding that, even under a disfavored group analysis, Andajani failed to establish sufficient individualized risk of persecution to show a well-founded fear of persecution. See Halim, 590 F.3d at 979 ; cf.…