Angwar

Angwar v. Holder

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314 F. App'x 945
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 2, 2009No. 06-74053California311 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Anton Angwar, a native and citizen of Indonesia, 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 protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 924 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Angwar did not suffer past persecution. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016-18 (9th Cir.2003). Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s determination that Angwar did not establish the comparatively low level of individualized risk required under Sael to compel a finding of a well-founded fear of future persecution. Cf. Sael, 386 F.3d at 927-29 . Moreover, the BIA properly considered evidence that Angwar’s similarly situated family members remaining in Indonesia have not been harmed. See Aruta v. INS, 80 F.3d 1389, 1395 (9th Cir.1996). Additionally, the record does not compel the conclusion that the ethnic and religious strife in…

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