Sutanto

Sutanto v. Holder

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535 F. App'x 589
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 31, 2013No. 11-73114California336 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Winny Sutanto and Dhani Rachmat San-toso, natives and citizens of Indonesia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying Sutanto’s application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006). We deny the petition for review.

Sutanto alleges she suffered past persecution and has a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of her Chinese ethnicity and Buddhist religion. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Sutanto failed to establish past persecution because, even considered cumulatively, her experiences in Indonesia do not rise to the level of persecution. See Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 975-76 (9th Cir.2009); Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2003) (harassment, threats, and one beating did not compel finding of past persecution). Further, substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that, even under a disfavored group…

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