Singh

Singh v. Gonzales

Good Law
245 F. App'x 641
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 21, 2007Nos. 05-76582, 06-71644California312 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

In these consolidated cases, Vidya Dhar Singh petitions for review of two orders of *642 the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), one dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying Singh asylum and withholding of removal, and the other denying his motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and deny the petitions for review.

Reviewing for substantial evidence, Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244 (9th Cir.2000), we conclude that the record does not compel reversal of the agency’s determination that Singh did not meet his burden of proving past persecution on account of a protected ground by describing incidents of religious harassment and a minor injury following a political meeting. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016 (9th Cir.2003) (“Persecution ... is an extreme concept that does not include every sort of treatment our society regards as offensive.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)). Nor are we compelled to conclude that Singh has a well-founded fear of persecution. See Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014, 1019 (9th Cir.2006) (requiring “credible, direct, and specific evidence in the record of facts that would…

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