Rahman

Rahman v. Ashcroft

Good Law
86 F. App'x 308
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 16, 2004No. 02-71369; Agency Nos. A72-517-569, A70-958-121, A70-958-122, A72-517-570California294 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Muhammed Tawhidur Rahman, Fatema Anis, Sajeda Anis and Zahidur Rahman, *309 natives and citizens of Bangladesh, petition pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmances of the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their applications for asylum and withholding of deportation, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Because the transitional rules apply, see Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997), we have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We review for substantial evidence, Gonzales v. INS, 82 F.3d 903, 907-08 (9th Cir.1996), and we deny the petition for review.

Petitioners contend that their father’s former position in the Jatiyo Party subjected them to past persecution and reasonable fear of future persecution based on an imputed political opinion. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that the petitioners failed to establish that they suffered past persecution or have a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of an enumerated ground. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992).

As petitioners have failed to establish eligibility for…

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