Ngure

Ngure v. Holder

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332 F. App'x 423
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 19, 2009No. 06-75337California289 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

*424 MEMORANDUM **

Peter Mungai Ngure, a native and citizen of Kenya, 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 relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 339 (9th Cir.1995), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that even if credible, the arrests and threats Ngure experienced did not rise to the level of persecution. See id. at 339-40 . Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s finding that Ngure’s fear of future persecution was not objectively reasonable based on changed country conditions in Kenya. See Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 999-1000 (9th Cir.2003).

We lack jurisdiction to review Ngure’s contention that he established a pattern or practice of persecution against similarly-situated individuals in Kenya because he failed to exhaust the issue before the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677 (9th…

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