Isa

Isa v. Mukasey

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315 F. App'x 13
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 31, 2008No. 05-70421California319 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Iwan Bitnik Isa, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s decision (“IJ”) 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 and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that changed or extraordinary circumstances excuse the untimely filing of Isa’s asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.4 (a)(4) and (5); Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 648, 656 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam).

We deny the petition with respect to the withholding of removal claim because the record does not compel a finding of past persecution, or a clear probability of future persecution by the government or forces that the government is unable or unwilling to control. See Castro-Perez v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1069, 1072 (9th Cir.2005); see also Lolong v.…

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