Jie Wu v. Gonzales

MEMORANDUM **

Jie Wu, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming an immigration judge’s order denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, and may reverse only if the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s decision that, even if Wu’s testimony was credible, she failed to satisfy her burden of establishing that she is eligible for asylum or withholding of removal. See id. Wu testified that she was detained by the Chinese government for ten days for interrogation, but was not harmed by the police or any other authorities. This isolated incident is not so extreme as to constitute persecution. See Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 339-40 (9th Cir.1995) (finding no past persecution or well-founded fear of future persecution where the petitioner was arrested, detained, interrogated and beaten by members of the…