Umar

Umar v. Gonzales

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245 F. App'x 703
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 22, 2007No. 04-74214California320 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Arthur Lesly Umar, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision that affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“U”) order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 .

When, as here, the BIA affirms without an opinion, we review the IJ’s decision directly. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review for substantial evidence, Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1015 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Umar did not suffer past persecution because he testified that he *705 was never harmed in Indonesia. See id. at 1016 .

Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s finding that Umar did not demonstrate a well-founded fear of future persecution. Umar provides no evidence indicating that he or his family has been, or is likely to be, individually targeted for persecution. See Singh v. INS, 134 F.3d 962, 970 (9th Cir.1998). In addition, Umar fails to establish that the evidence in the record compels a…

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