Markosyan

MEMORANDUM ***

Flora Markosyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the IJ’s findings, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 88 (1992), and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that the harassment and discrimination suffered by Markosyan on account of her religious status as a Jehovah’s Witness does not rise to the level of past persecution. See Halaim v. INS, 858 F.3d 1128 , 1132 (9th Cir.2004) (holding that derogatory comments and police harassment did not constitute past persecution); Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016 (9th Cir.2003) (holding that incidents of teasing, bothering, discrimination, and harassment do not compel a finding of past persecution).

Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s finding that Markosyan has not established a well-founded fear of future persecution as she presented no…