Gunawan
Gunawan v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ***
Ferry Indra Gunawan, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. 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 that Gunawan experienced discrimination, but not persecution on account of an enumerated ground. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016 (9th Cir.2003); Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 339-40 (9th Cir.1995).
Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s conclusion that Gunawan does not have a well-founded fear of persecution. See Hakeem, v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir.2001) (stating that continual presence of similarly-situated family members and applicant’s return to country undercuts claim of persecution). Even if Gunawan is a member of a disfavored group, see Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927 (9th Cir.2004), he has not established a sufficient…