Nuriye

Nuriye v. Holder

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314 F. App'x 943
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 2, 2009No. 06-74264California274 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Zebiba Ismail Nuriye, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her 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, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Nuriye failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution in light of changed country conditions in Ethiopia, see Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1096 (9th Cir.2002), and her *945 claim is further undermined by the continued presence of similarly-situated family members in Ethiopia, see Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir.2001). Contrary to Nuriye’s assertion, the record before us does not demonstrate that there is a pattern or practice of persecution against Ethiopians of Eritrean descent in Ethiopia. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1180-81 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc). Accordingly, Nuriye’s asylum claim…

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