Palit

Palit v. Gonzales

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234 F. App'x 593
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 13, 2007No. 04-75612California269 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Stenly Palit, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s *594 (“U”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny in part and grant in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s denial of asylum relief because petitioner failed to demonstrate that he has a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Singh v. INS, 134 F.3d 962, 967 (9th Cir. 1998) (explaining that “mere generalized lawlessness and violence between diverse populations” is insufficient to grant asylum).

Because petitioner failed to demonstrate eligibility for asylum, it follows that he did not satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See id. at 971 .

Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s denial of relief under CAT. See Hasan v. Ashcroft, 380 F.3d 1114, 1122-23 (9th Cir.2004).

Finally, the IJ granted voluntary departure for a 62-day period and the BIA streamlined and changed the voluntary departure period to 30…

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