Wibisono
Wibisono v. Mukasey
Opinion
Lead Opinion
*708 MEMORANDUM **
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s denial of asylum. Because Wibisono’s experiences in Indonesia do not rise to the extreme level of persecution, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that he did not suffer past persecution. See Fisher v. I.N.S., 79 F.3d 955 , 962 (9th Cir.1996) (en banc) (“[Persecution] does not include mere discrimination, as offensive as it may be.”); see also Gormley v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1172, 1177 (9th Cir. 2004). Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s determination that Wibisono did not have a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1181 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc). Unlike the petitioner in Suel v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927 (9th Cir.2004), Wibisono failed to establish an individualized risk of persecution. Wibisono also failed to establish a pattern or practice of discrimination. The State’s Department’s 2004 report on country conditions for Indonesia states that the government “officially promotes racial and ethnic tolerance” and “instances of discrimination and harassment of ethnic Chinese Indonesians declined compared to previous years.” As the BIA recognized, the…