Martirosyan

Martirosyan v. Holder

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361 F. App'x 739
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 28, 2009No. 07-70454California399 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Karine Martirosyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her 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, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

We decline to consider the evidence Martirosyan attached to her opening brief because our review is limited to the administrative record underlying the BIA’s decision. 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (b)(4)(A); see Fisher *741 V. INS, 79 F.3d 955, 963 (9th Cir.1996) (en banc).

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that the brief detentions and beatings Martirosyan suffered, which did not require medical treatment, did not rise to the level of past persecution. See Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 339-40 (9th Cir.1995). Further, the record does not compel the conclusion that Martirosyan has a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Nahrvani v.…

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