Romanova

MEMORANDUM **

Galina Alexeevna Romanova, and her daughter Ekaterina Romanova, natives and citizens of Latvia, petition pro se for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) adopting and affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of their applications for asylum, withholding of deportation, and for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Because the transitional rules apply, Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997), we have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We review for substantial evidence the BIA’s factual determinations, Ghaly v. INS, 58 F.3d 1425, 1429 (9th Cir.1995), and we review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. De Martinez v. Ashcroft, 374 F.3d 759, 761 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that the acts of discrimination Petitioners suffered did not rise to the level of persecution. See Ghaly, 58 F.3d at 1431 (persecution must be “extreme” treatment). The altercation at the Latvian store where Romanova’s brother-in-law had a mug of beer poured in his face, the fight at the lake, and the incident at the headquarters of the “special…