Nurdin

Nurdin v. Holder

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473 F. App'x 675
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 23, 2012No. 10-70324California347 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Tony Nurdin, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for *676 asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009), and we review de novo due process claims, Simeonov v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532, 535 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

The agency concluded that Nurdin failed to establish past persecution because his experiences, including harassment, robberies, and damage to his home during the 1998 riots, did not rise to the level of persecution. Taking Nurdin’s testimony as true, the record does not compel a contrary conclusion. See Wakkary, 558 F.3d at 1059-60 ; Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2003). Additionally, substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that Nurdin failed to demonstrate the requisite individualized risk to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution. See…

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