Sargsyan

MEMORANDUM **

Gayane Sargsyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of a final decision issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (CAT) protection. She also seeks review of the BIA’s denial of her motions to reopen and to reconsider. We deny the consolidated petitions for review.

To establish her eligibility for asylum, Sargsyan was required to prove she suffered past persecution or has a well-founded fear of future persecution. Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1178 (9th Cir. 2007) (en banc). For withholding of removal, she had to demonstrate it is more likely than not that she would be subjected to persecution if returned to Armenia. Kohli v. Gonzales, 473 F.3d 1061, 1070 (9th Cir.2007). CAT relief required her to establish it would be more likely than not that she would be tortured upon her return to Armenia. Muradin v. Gonzales, 494 F.3d 1208, 1210-11 (9th Cir.2007).

Sargsyan sought to meet these standards by testifying and presenting evidence that she was beaten by her husband, his relatives, neighbors, and the police because of her mixed…