Jao v. Mukasey
Jao v. Mukasey
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Ronny Immanuel Jao, his wife and two adult children, all natives and citizens of Indonesia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that petitioners did not estab
In addition, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that petitioners failed to demonstrate a well founded fear of persecution because, even as members of a disfavored group in Indonesia, petitioners have not demonstrated an individualized risk of persecution. Cf. Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927-29 (9th Cir. 2004). Further, the record does not compel the conclusion that petitioners demonstrated a pattern and practice of persecution against similarly situated individuals in Indonesia. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1180-81 (9th Cir. 2007) (en banc). Accordingly, petitioners’ asylum claim fails.
Because petitioners did not establish eligibility for asylum, it necessarily follows that they did not satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir. 2006).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED,
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
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