Yu Quan v. Keisler

MEMORANDUM ***

Yu Quan, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, and may reverse only if the evidence compels such a result. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 & n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We deny the petition for review.

In this case, the evidence does not compel the conclusion that Quan’s problems with the Chinese authorities after harboring a refugee from North Korea were persecution rather than prosecution of an illegal act. See Dinu v. Ashcroft, 372 F.3d 1041, 1044 (9th Cir.2004). Therefore, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s and BIA’s finding that Quan was not persecuted on account of a protected ground. See Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. at 481-82 , 112 S.Ct. 812 . In addition, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s and BIA’s finding *683 that Quan failed to establish that her fear of future persecution on account of her Christianity is objectively…