Bhuller
Bhuller v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Ravail Singh Bhuller, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, see Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244 (9th Cir.2000), and we deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that Bhuller failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of an enumerated ground. See INS v. Elias *577 Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). Bhuller testified that the Indian police arrested, detained, and beat him. However, Bhuller failed to demonstrate that he suffered this treatment on account of an actual or imputed political opinion. See Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1490-91 (9th Cir.1997).
Because Bhuller failed to establish eligibility for asylum, it follows that he did not satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Lata, 204 F.3d at 1244 .