Kustanto

Kustanto v. Mukasey

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291 F. App'x 831
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 4, 2008No. 05-70503California267 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Judy Tjahjadi Kustanto, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1015 (9th Cir.2003), we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the conclusion that Kustanto’s three-hour arrest, an incident in which he was hit twice while riding his bicycle, and the other incidents he encountered in Indonesia do not rise to the level of persecution. See id. at 1016-18 . Substantial evidence also supports the conclusion that Kustanto failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution because, even if the disfavored group analysis applied to Chinese Buddhist Indonesians, he failed to demonstrate the requisite individualized risk of persecution. Cf. Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927-29 (9th Cir.2004). Accordingly, his asylum claim fails.

Because Kustanto failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he…

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