Ahamed

MEMORANDUM ***

Didar, Monika, and Dishamoni Ahamed, natives of Bangledesh, appeal the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision summarily affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their applications for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the BIA’s decision for substantial evidence, and may reverse the BIA’s decision only if the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Xiaoguang Gu v. Gonzales, 429 F.3d 1209, 1212 (9th Cir.2005). Because the BIA affirmed without opinion, we review the IJ’s decision as the final agency determination. Id.

*944 To prevail on their asylum claims under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“Act”), petitioners must establish that they are refugees. Id. (citing 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)). “A ‘refugee’ is defined as an alien who is unable or unwilling to return to his home country ‘because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.’ ” Id. (quoting 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(42)(A)). To establish eligibility for withholding of removal, petitioners must establish a “clear probability” that…