Mambo

Mambo v. Holder

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336 F. App'x 712
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 6, 2009No. 04-74840California281 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Bernard Mambo, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ 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”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we deny the petition for review.

*714 The agency denied Mambo’s asylum claim as time-barred. Mambo does not challenge this finding in his opening brief.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of withholding of removal. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1185 (9th Cir.2003). Mambo failed to establish he suffered past persecution when Muslims threw rocks at him one time. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2003). And, he did not establish a clear probability of future persecution because even if he were a member of a disfavored group, he did not demonstrate the requisite individualized risk of persecution. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1181 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc). Lastly,…

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