Suhartina

Suhartina v. Mukasey

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286 F. App'x 487
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 1, 2008No. 05-71366California350 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Suhartina, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence and will uphold the agency’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that the harm Suhartina suffered did not rise to the level of past persecution. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016-18 (9th Cir.2003). Furthermore, substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that she failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of future persecution. See id. at 1018 . Although Suhartina is a member of a disfavored group, and therefore need only demonstrate a “comparatively low level of individualized risk in order to prove she has a wTell-founded fear of future persecution,” Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927 (9th Cir.2004)…

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