Daniel Ribowo v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Daniel Ribowo, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his 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 the agency’s factual findings, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009), and we deny the petition for review.

Ribowo does not contest the BIA’s finding that he failed to show past persecution. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996) (issues not supported by argument are deemed waived). As to future fear, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that even under a disfavored group analysis, Ribowo has not demonstrated sufficient individualized risk of persecution to establish eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 979 (9th Cir.2009); see also Wakkary, 558 F.3d at 1066 . We reject Ribowo’s contentions that the BIA applied the incorrect standard to his asylum claim and that the BIA did not adequately…