Ivan Pratama v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
Ivan Pratama v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Ivan Novianto Pratama, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“U”) decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir. 2009), and deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Pratama did not suffer past persecution because even considered cumulatively, the harassment and extortion he endured and the bruises suffered during the commotion after his church was bombed did not rise to the level of persecution. See id. at 1059-60. The record also does not compel the conclusion that there is a pattern or practice of persecution against Christians in Indonesia. See id. at 1060-62. Further, even as a member of a disfavored group, the record does not compel the conclusion that Pratama demonstrated a sufficiently individualized threat of persecution to establish a well-founded fear of persecution. Cf. Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927-29 (9th Cir. 2004). Accordingly, Pratama’s asylum claim fails.
Because Pratama failed to establish his eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to meet the higher standard of eligibility 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 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.
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