Ahmad

MEMORANDUM **

Ismail Haidar Ahmad (“Ahmad”), Ali Haidar Ahmad (wife), Loubna Haidar Ahmad (son), and Jad Ismail Haidar Ahmad (son) (collectively “Petitioners”), 1 natives and citizens of Lebanon, petition for the review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), adopting an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their request for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 .

Although Ahmad does not challenge the BIA’s finding of no past persecution, this failure does not limit our jurisdiction to consider Ahmad’s remaining claim of a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Lim v. INS, 224 F.3d 929, 936 (9th Cir.2000) (holding that unfulfilled threats may indicate a danger of future persecution, but generally do not constitute past persecution). Ahmad also does not appeal his claims for withholding of removal or relief under CAT.

The BIA found that Ahmad did not have a well-founded fear of future persecution because (1) after the Syrian army withdrew from Lebanon, there was a fundamental change in country conditions and (2)the alleged persecution by Hizballah was based…