Dhillon

Dhillon v. Holder

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485 F. App'x 252
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 12, 2012No. 10-70283California380 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jaswinder Singh Dhillon, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his 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 and review de novo legal determinations. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that, even if Dhillon testified credibly and suffered past persecution, the government rebutted the presumption that Dhillon has a well-founded fear of future persecution with evidence of changed country conditions in India. See Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 1000 (9th Cir.2003) (“[Wjhere the BIA rationally construes an ambiguous or somewhat contradictory country report and provides an individualized analysis of how changed conditions will affect the specific petitioner’s situation, substantial evidence will support the agency determination.” (internal citation and quotation marks…

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