Abdul-Aziz Ibrahim v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Amina Abdul-Aziz Ibrahim, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming, without opinion, 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 (a). We review the IJ’s determination for substantial evidence, Ge v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1121, 1124 (9th Cir.2004), and deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that even if Petitioner’s testimony were taken as true, she failed to estab *956 lish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of imputed political opinion. The record is devoid of any suggestion that the Ethiopian government imputed to the Petitioner her father’s or brother’s political views, or that their past political activity would lead to her persecution in the future. Thus, there is no “evidentiary nexus” between Petitioner’s family members’ past persecution, and her fear of future persecution. See Belayaneh v. INS, 213 F.3d 488, 491 (9th Cir. 2000).