Chadha

MEMORANDUM **

Anil Chadha, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance without opinion of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). *670 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and deny the petition for review.

Chadha did not present evidence of any past persecution on account of a protected ground. Nor has he shown an individualized well-founded fear of future persecution. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2003). An alien must “point[] to credible, direct, and specific evidence in the record ... that would support [an objectively] reasonable fear of persecution.” Singh v. INS, 134 F.3d 962, 966 (9th Cir.1998) (quotation marks and citation omitted). The record supports the IJ’s finding that Chadha failed to provide evidence that the relevant Indian criminal provision is routinely enforced. Moreover, there is substantial evidence indicating that the effects of the social mores Chadha expects will constrain his life upon returning to India do not rise to the level of persecution. See…