Lasjim

MEMORANDUM **

Sugiarto Lasjim, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming the order of an immigration judge (“IJ”) denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we review the IJ’s decision as the final agency determination. Gormley v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1172, 1176 (9th Cir.2004). We review for substantial evidence and will overturn the agency’s decision only if the evidence compels such a result. Id. We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision because random acts of violence during a period of general strife do not establish persecution. See Rostomian v. INS, 210 F.3d 1088, 1089 (9th Cir.2000). “Generalized lawlessness and violence between diverse populations” is an insufficient basis for asylum. Singh v. INS, 134 F.3d 962, 967 (9th Cir.1998). In addition, Lasjim failed to establish a sufficient basis for his fear of future persecution because he testified that Indonesian police had protected him from anti-Chinese violence during…