Abraham

MEMORANDUM **

Ephraim Solomon Abraham, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) which summarily affirmed the order of an immigration judge (“IJ”) denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).

I

Substantial evidence does not support the IJ’s finding that Abraham was not persecuted on account of his political opinion because Abraham’s testimony, which the IJ found credible, established that his membership in the Oromo Liberation Front was at least one reason for his treatment at the hands of the Ethiopian authorities. See Ndom v. Ashcroft, 384 F.3d 743, 755 (9th Cir.2004) (“[PJersecution ‘in the absence of any legitimate criminal prosecution, conducted at least in part on account of political opinion, provides a proper basis for asylum and withholding of deportation, even if the [persecution] served intelligence gathering purposes.’ ” (emphasis added) (alteration in original) (footnote omitted) (quoting Ratnam v. INS, 154 F.3d 990, 996 (9th Cir.1998))).

II

Substantial evidence does not support the IJ’s finding that Abraham lacked a…