Roesli

Roesli v. Mukasey

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312 F. App'x 19
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 30, 2008No. 05-72649California231 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Ermawati Roesli, native and citizen of Indonesia, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1015 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.

Taking into account Roesli’s expert witness testimony, as the IJ did, substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that Roesli did not establish that her fear of persecution based on her association with Front for the Sovereignty of Molucca was objectively reasonable because her fear was too speculative and the potential for harm only would be in a region of Indonesia where she has never been. See Nagoulko 333 F.3d at 1018 . ■

Because Roseli failed to establish eligibility for asylum, she necessarily failed to meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1255 (9th Cir.2003).

Roesli waived any challenge to the agency’s denial of CAT…

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