Grigoryan

Grigoryan v. Ashcroft

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119 F. App'x 163
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 12, 2005No. 03-74016California316 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Svetlana Grigoryan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Because the BIA streamlined its review of the IJ’s decision, we review the IJ’s decision as the agency’s final determination. Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review the IJ’s factual findings for substantial evidence and will reverse the IJ’s determination only if the evidence compels such a result. Ochave v. INS, 254 F.3d 859, 861-62 (9th Cir.2001). We review due process claims de novo. Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that Grigoryan did not establish a nexus between the beatings and death of her son and her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016 (9th Cir.2003). To the extent that Grigoryan contends her due process…

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