Marques-Da Silva v. Ashcroft

MEMORANDUM **

Manuel Marques-DaSilva petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Ap *879 peals’ (“BIA’s”) streamlined affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ’s”) decision. The IJ denied Marques-DaSilva’s requests for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence 1 supports the IJ’s conclusion that Marques-DaSilva failed to establish his eligibility for asylum. The kind of harassment and discrimination he detailed does not rise to the level of persecution. 2 Moreover, he never argued that the government was unable or unwilling to control his alleged persecutors.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Marques-DaSilva failed to satisfy the objective requirement necessary to prove that he had a well-founded fear of future persecution. 4 Marques-DaSilva failed to demonstrate “good reason to fear future persecution by adducing credible, direct, and specific evidence in the record of facts that would support a reasonable fear of persecution.” 5 He merely asserted that harassment and discrimination would resume upon his return. As discussed above, the harassment and dis^…