Tjhen

Tjhen v. Mukasey

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292 F. App'x 548
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 5, 2008No. 05-71743California399 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Murniana Tjhen and her husband, natives and citizens of Indonesia, petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 .

Where, as here, the BIA adopts and affirms the IJ’s decision while adding its own reasons, we review both decisions. See Nuru v. Gonzales, 404 F.3d 1207, 1215 (9th Cir.2005). We review for substantial evidence, reversing only if the evidence compels the result, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that the harassment and discrimination Tjhen experienced in Indonesia did not rise to the level of persecution. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016-17 (9th Cir.2003). Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s finding that Tjhen did not establish a well-founded fear of future persecution because she failed to show her fear was objectively reasonable. *549 See id. at 1018 .…

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