Yusuf Karim v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Yusuf Karim, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application 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, and review de novo the agency’s legal determinations. Tamang v. Holder, 598 F.3d 1083, 1088 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

Karim claims the police hit him once with a stick during a student demonstration, and that Muslim extremists threatened him on at least five occasions. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Karim failed to demonstrate past persecution. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2003) (unfulfilled threats and one incident of physical violence did not compel a finding of past persecution). We reject Kar-im’s contention that the agency failed to consider the cumulative effect of the harms he suffered. Further, as Karim has not established past persecution, he is not entitled to a presumption of future persecution. See…