Lie
Lie v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Frans Lie and his wife, Trace Gunawan, natives and citizens of Indonesia, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals summarily affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his *803 application for asylum and withholding of removal.
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 in part and grant in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that the harms Gunawan suffered did not rise to the level of past persecution and lack a nexus to a protected ground. See Ochave v. INS, 254 F.3d 859, 865-66 (9th Cir.2001); Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 339-40 (9th Cir.1995); Sanchez-Trujillo v. INS, 801 F.2d 1571, 1576-77 (9th Cir.1986). Moreover, the harms Gunawan suffered were not sufficiently individualized to demonstrate that she has a well-founded fear of future persecution. Cf. Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927-29 (9th Cir.2004).
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Lie failed to testify credibly due to the discrepancies between his various applications and testimony regarding the burning of…