Tjong
Tjong v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Pie In Tjong, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a). Because the BIA affirmed the IJ’s decision without opinion, the IJ’s decision is considered the final agency determination. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review that decision under the substantial evidence standard and must uphold it unless the evidence compels a reasonable factfinder to reach a contrary result. See Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition.
To establish eligibility for asylum, Tjong must demonstrate that she is unable or unwilling to return to Indonesia because of past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of her Chinese ethnicity or another statutorily protected ground. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016 (9th Cir.2003).
*792 Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Tjong has not suffered past persecution. See Ghaly v. INS, 58 F.3d 1425, 1431 (9th…