Murangwa

MEMORANDUM **

Evariste Murangwa petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of Murangwa’s application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(1) and deny the petition for review.

Because the parties are familiar with the .factual and procedural history of the case, we do not repeat it here.

We review the BIA’s decision to determine if it is supported by substantial evidence. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). This standard of review “is extremely deferential: ‘administrative findings of fact are conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.’ ” Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003) (quoting 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (b)(4)(B)).

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Murangwa argues that the evidence of the past persecution suffered by his family members compels the conclusion that he suffered past persecution and that he is eligible for a humanitarian grant of asylum under Matter of Chen, 20 I. & N. Dec. 16 (BIA 1989). Murangwa also…