Parveen

Parveen v. Holder

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342 F. App'x 333
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 14, 2009No. 06-74596California350 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Sufia Parveen, a native and citizen of Bangladesh, and her two minor children petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and de novo claims of due process violations, Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677 (9th Cir.2004). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Parveen contends she and her family were harmed after her husband, who worked as a customs official, refused to release an illegal shipment of goods to a political official. Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that the harm Par-veen and her family suffered in the past, and the harm they fear in the future is not on account of a protected ground. See Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. at 481-84 , 112 S.Ct. 812 ; see also Molina-Morales v. INS, 237 F.3d 1048, 1052 (9th Cir.2001) (purely personal retribution is not…

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