Ghaly

MEMORANDUM **

Hanny Youssef Ghaly, a native and citizen of Egypt, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming and adopting an Immigration Judge’s (“U”) order denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the BIA’s decision for substantial evidence, Shah v. INS, 220 F.3d 1062, 1067 (9th Cir.2000), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Ghaly has not established past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution in Egypt. In light of Ghaly’s vague testimony regarding the extent of the abuse he suffered, and his failure to report the incidents to the police, we are not compelled to reach a conclusion contrary to the BIA’s. See Baballah v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1067, 1078 (9th Cir.2004) (holding that where persecution is inflicted by non-governmental actors, the court will consider whether an applicant reported the incident to the police, because a report of this nature may show governmental inability to control the actors). Furthermore, Ghaly’s…