Rahardja

Rahardja v. Gonzales

Good Law
121 F. App'x 269
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 14, 2005Nos. 03-74367, 03-74370; Agency Nos. A75-718-107, A75-718-109, A75-718-108California517 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Eveline Rahardja, her husband Xavier Husman, and their daughter Regina Hus-man, natives and citizens of Indonesia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their application for asylum and 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 reverse only if the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination. Being teased and yelled at one time as a child, and having one’s house stoned does not rise to a level of persecution on account of an enumerated ground. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016 (9th Cir.2003) (holding that being teased, bothered, discriminated against, harassed, and fired from job because of religious beliefs did not rise to level of persecution); Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 339-40 (9th Cir.1995) (finding no persecution or well-founded fear of persecution where applicant was stopped at roadblock, arrested, detained four to…

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