Simbolon

Simbolon v. Mukasey

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286 F. App'x 513
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 6, 2008No. 04-76103California299 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

David Rovi Simbolon, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , we review for substantial evidence, Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial record evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that the mistreatment Simbolon suffered while riding the bus home from school in 1999 and his knowledge that rocks were once thrown at his church did not rise to the level of past persecution. See Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 339-40 (9th Cir.1995) (holding that physical assault, brief detention, and attempted burglary did not rise to the level of persecution). Substantial record evidence also supports the BIA’s conclusion that Simbolon did not establish a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1181 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc) (showing of individualized risk requires more than a general undifferentiated claim of the…

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