Rauw

Rauw v. Holder

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362 F. App'x 796
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 21, 2010No. 07-73613California331 words

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Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

James Hermanus Rauw, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of *797 the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009), we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that Rauw failed to establish the extortion and occupation of his house in Indonesia were motivated, even in part, on account of a protected ground, see Ochoa v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1166, 1171-72 (9th Cir.2005), and he failed to demonstrate the other incidents rose to the level of persecution, see Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016-18 (9th Cir.2003). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s finding that Rauw does not have a well-founded fear of future persecution because, even if Rauw was a member of a disfavored group, he failed to demonstrate the requisite individualized risk of persecution. Cf. Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927-29…

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