Nababan

Nababan v. Holder

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328 F. App'x 394
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 25, 2009No. 06-73337California338 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Junita Nababan, 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 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1178 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc), we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that Nababan did not establish that the harassment, stoning and other incidents she experienced rose to the level of persecution. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2003) (harassment, threats, and one beating unconnected with any particular threat did not compel finding of past persecution); see also Singh v. INS, 134 F.3d 962, 969 (9th Cir.1998) (repeated vandalism of Indo-Fijian’s property not persecution). Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s conclusion that even if Nababan is a member of a disfavored group, she failed to demonstrate sufficient individualized risk of persecution, and her general fear of…

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