Sharma

Sharma v. Mukasey

Good Law
305 F. App'x 384
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 26, 2008Nos. 06-73502, 07-72727California603 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Priya Mala Sharma, a native and citizen of Fiji, petitions for review of two Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) orders. In No. 06-73502, she seeks review of an order by the BIA dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). In No. 07-72727, she seeks review of the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), we review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Ordonez v. INS, 345 F.3d 777, 782 (9th Cir.2003), and we review de novo constitutional claims, Vasquez-Zavala v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 1105, 1107 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petitions for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Sharma failed to demonstrate that the harassment she experienced rose to the level of past persecution. See Singh v. INS, 134 F.3d 962, 967-69 (9th Cir.1998). Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s determination that Sharma failed to…

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