Mewengkang

Mewengkang v. Mukasey

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316 F. App'x 537
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 31, 2008No. 05-70492California230 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Freddy Ferdinand Mewengkang, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Ap *538 peals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his applications for asylum, and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the BIA’s denial of asylum for substantial evidence, Na-goulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1015 (9th Cir.2003), and deny the petition for review.

Mewengkang’s testimony about his experiences in Indonesia does not compel a finding of past persecution. See id. at 1016-18 . Even assuming the disfavored group analysis set forth in Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922 (9th Cir.2004) applies to Christians, Mewengkang has not demonstrated the requisite level of individualized risk necessary to compel a finding of a well-founded fear of future persecution. See id. at 927-29 . Lastly, the record does not establish that Mewengkang demonstrated a pattern or practice of persecution. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1181 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc). Accordingly, Mewengkang’s asylum claim fails.

Because Mewengkang cannot meet his burden to demonstrate eligibility for asylum, he…

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