Nathalia Antonius v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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485 F. App'x 272
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 15, 201210-72201California371 words

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Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Nathalia Antonius, 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 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 review de novo due process claims, Simeonov v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532, 535 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

Antonius’s experiences in Indonesia, including verbal harassment and two robberies, do not compel a finding of past persecution. See Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 975-76 (9th Cir.2009) (incidents of mistreatment, including arbitrary arrest and detention by police and beating at the hands of rioters, did not compel finding of past persecution). Further, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that, even under a disfavored group analysis, Antonius failed to show sufficient individualized risk to establish eligibility for asylum. See id. at 977-79 . Because the BIA…

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