Hasiholan Simanjuntak v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Hasiholan Simanjuntak, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) 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 the agency’s factual findings, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Simanjuntak failed to establish his experiences in Indonesia, cumulatively, rose to the level of persecution. See id. at 1059-60 (being beaten and robbed on two occasions, and accosted by a mob did not compel finding of past persecution). We reject Simanjuntak’s contentions that the agency ignored or mischar-acterized the evidence in analyzing past persecution. Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s finding that even under a disfavored group analysis, Simanjuntak failed to demonstrate sufficient individualized risk of persecution to establish eligibility for asylum. See Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 978 (9th Cir.2009). Accordingly, his asylum claim…