Kaur
Kaur v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Jaswinder Kaur, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her 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, see Al-Saher v. INS, 268 F.3d 1143, 1145 (9th Cir.2001) (asylum); Zheng v. Ashcroft, 332 F.3d 1186, 1193 (9th Cir. 2003) (Convention Against Torture), and we deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the Id’s conclusion that Kaur failed to meet her burden of proving past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution. Kaur testified that, on two occasions, she was arrested and detained by the police for three or four days. On both occasions, she did not suffer injuries requiring medical attention and was released without the payment of a bribe or the requirement that she report back to the police. This evidence does not compel the conclusion that Kaur established eligibility for asylum. See Al-Saher, 268 F.3d at 1146 (government detention for five or six days where the detainee…