Asaed

Asaed v. Holder

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337 F. App'x 720
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 20, 2009No. 07-70986California233 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Fadel Asaed, a native and citizen of Syria, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179 , 1183 n. 4 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that the single beating and subsequent threats Asaed received from Bedouins do not amount to past persecution, see id. at 1182 , and that Asaed did not establish the Syrian government was unable or unwilling to control the Bedouins, see Castro-Perez v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1069, 1072 (9th Cir.2005). Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s conclusion that Asaed failed to show he could not safely relocate within Syria, or that it would be unreasonable for him to do so, and thus not did establish a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Knezevic v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1206, 1214 (9th Cir.2004); 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13 (b)(2)(h). Accordingly, Asaed’s asylum claim fails.

It follows that Asaed has not met the more…

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