Xiqiu He v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Xiqiu He, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings, Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014, 1018 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that He failed to demonstrate that the harm he suffered when the police interrupted a house church gathering rose to the level of past persecution. See Gu, 454 F.3d at 1019-21 ; Li v. Ashcroft, 356 F.3d 1153, 1158 (9th Cir.2004) (en banc) (persecution is an “extreme concept”). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s finding that He did not establish a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Ladha v. INS, 215 F.3d 889, 897 (9th Cir.2000) (a petitioner must provide “credible, direct, and specific evidence” to support a well-founded future fear); Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016-17 (9th Cir.2003) (petitioner’s future fear was speculative). Accordingly, He’s asylum claim fails.