Mazhari-Ravesh

MEMORANDUM ***

Sarah Mazhari-Ravesh, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) summarily affirming the decision of the immigration judge (IJ) denying her application for asylum, withholding of deportation, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . *73 We review for substantial evidence and will uphold the BIA’s determination unless the evidence compels a contrary result. Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1093 (9th Cir.2002). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that the difficulties experienced by Mazhari-Ravesh are not based upon her own political opinion or an imputed political opinion and are not based upon her membership in the social group consisting of her family. Several members of her family continue to live in Iran without harm. See Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir.2001).

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that the difficulties experienced by Mazhari-Ravesh, including denial of the continuation of her university studies and cancellation of her passport because she did not…