Handoja
Handoja v. Mukasey
Opinion
Lead Opinion
*552 MEMORANDUM **
John Handoja, native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for 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 also adding its own reasons, the court reviews 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-Zacanas, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we deny the petition.
Even assuming Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922 (9th Cir.2004) applies to withholding of removal, substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of withholding of removal because Handoja has failed to demonstrate a clear probability of future persecution. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2003). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s denial of withholding of removal because Handoja has similarly-situated family members…