Halim

Halim v. Ashcroft

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109 F. App'x 164
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 8, 2004No. 03-70133California1,336 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Henny Andryani Halim, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision summarily affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Halim contends that she suffered past persecution in Indonesia and that as an ethnic Chinese Christian woman she has a well-founded fear of future persecution if she were returned to that country. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and deny the petition.

Where, as here, the BIA streamlines its review of the IJ’s decision, we review the IJ’s decision as the agency’s final action. Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review the IJ’s denial of asylum, withholding, and CAT relief under the substantial evidence standard. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001); Zheng v. Ashcroft, 332 F.3d 1186, 1193 (9th Cir.2003). The denial must be upheld unless Halim can show that “the evidence [she] presented was so compelling that no reasonable factfinder could fail to find the requisite fear of persecution.” INS v.…

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