Soelimto

Soelimto v. Holder

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315 F. App'x 664
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 3, 2009No. 05-71905California244 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Imelda Soelimto, a native and citizen of Indonesia, 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 protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 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.

The BIA denied Soelimto’s asylum application as time barred. Soelimto does -not challenge this finding.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Soelimto’s cumulative experiences do not rise to the level of past persecution. See id. at 1016-18 . In addition, even if the disfavored group analysis set forth in Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927-29 (9th Cir.2004) applies in the context of withholding of removal, Soelimto failed to establish that it was more likely than *665 not that she will be persecuted if she returns to Indonesia. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2003).

Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s determination that Soelimto is not entitled to…

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