Jilsca Oppier v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Petitioner Jilsca Oppier (Oppier), an Indonesian citizen, petitions for review of a decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing her asylum application as untimely, and denying Oppier’s requests for withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture (CAT) protection. Oppier contends that changed circumstances excused the untimely filing of her asylum application, and that the BIA’s denial of withholding of removal and CAT relief is not supported by substantial evidence.

The BIA’s dismissal of Oppier’s untimely asylum application is supported by substantial evidence because Oppier failed to demonstrate changed circumstances “materially affecting [her] eligibility for asylum.” Singh v. Holder, 656 F.3d 1047, 1052 (9th Cir.2011) (citations omitted); see also Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 658 (9th Cir .2007) (“The record ... does not compel the conclusion that [Oppier] showed changed circumstances to excuse the late filing of her asylum application. ...”).

The BIA’s denial of withholding of removal was also supported by substantial evidence, as Oppier failed to demonstrate that her harassment in Indonesia rose to the level of past persecution…