Gwek Tju Ten v. Mukasey

MEMORANDUM **

Gwek Tju Ten, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of a final decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The IJ ruled that although Ten’s testimony was credible, the *513 events and incidents she described do not amount to past persecution or give rise to an objectively reasonable fear of future prosecution. We deny the petition for review.

DISCUSSION

To establish her eligibility for asylum, Ten was required to prove she suffered actual past persecution or had a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1178 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc). For withholding of removal, she had to show it is more likely than not she would be subjected to persecution if she returned to Indonesia. Kohli v. Gonzales, 473 F.3d 1061, 1070 (9th Cir.2007). Ten’s experiences in Indonesia do not amount to the type of past persecution that would make her eligible for relief. See id. (noting persecution “is an extreme concept that does not include every sort of treatment our society regards as offensive”) (internal quotation omitted). The general…