Bao Bin Nian v. Ashcroft

*337 MEMORANDUM **

Bao Bin Nian, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.

Nian did not present sufficient evidence to compel a finding that the harm he experienced in China was on account of an enumerated ground. See Kozulin v. INS, 218 F.3d 1112, 1116-17 (9th Cir.2000). Because Nian failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).

Nian’s CAT claim also fails because he has not shown it is “more likely than not” that he will be tortured if returned to China. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir.2003); Singh v. INS, 351 F.3d 435, 443 (9th Cir.2003) (denying habeas petition…