Haq

Haq v. Gonzales

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218 F. App'x 608
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 16, 2007No. 05-71478California278 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Mohmmed Enamul Bhuiyan Haq, a native and citizen of Bangladesh, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an Immigration Judge’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Ali v. Ashcroft, 394 F.3d 780, 784 (9th Cir.2005), we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Haq does not have a well-founded fear of future persecution because the BIA conducted an individualized analysis of the changed political situation in Bangladesh. See Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 997-98 (9th Cir. 2003) (holding petitioner’s presumed well-founded fear of future persecution was rebutted by finding that the civil war was over, that the reports indicate that only party leaders faced harassment, and that the report suggested the petitioner’s political party no longer exists). We reject as belied by the record Haq’s contention that the BIA denied him relief solely based on the false charges and convictions against him.

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