Hasibuan
Hasibuan v. Mukasey
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Parulian Christmas Hope Hasibuan, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review factual findings for substantial evidence, Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1015 (9th Cir.2003), and review questions of law de novo, Chavez-Perez v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 1284, 1287 (9th Cir.2004). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
The record does not compel the conclusion that Hasibuan filed his asylum application within a reasonable time period after learning that he was the victim of immigration fraud, or that additional extraordinary circumstances excused his untimely filing. See Husyev v. Mukasey, 528 F.3d 1172, 1181-82 (9th Cir.2008). Accordingly, Hasibuan’s asylum claim fails.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that the beatings by Hasibuan’s father and the two attacks Hasibuan suffered did not rise to the level of…