Mousa

Mousa v. Gonzales

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237 F. App'x 210
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 13, 2007No. 05-74078California269 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Basam Louis Mousa, a native and citizen of Iraq, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision that adopted and affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) 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 review for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that the harassment, discrimination, and threats Mousa endured did not rise to the level of past persecution. See Nahrvani v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 1148, 1153-54 (9th Cir.2005) (death threats, harassment, property damage and *212 seizure, and being chased by government officials did not rise to the level of persecution). Moreover, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Mousa failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of future persecution because Mousa did not offer any probative evidence that it would be unreasonable, under all of the circumstances, for him to relocate internally. See Melkonian v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 1061,…

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