Seyun Kim v. Loretta E. Lynch

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Seyun Kim v. Loretta E. Lynch, 617 F. App'x 789 (9th Cir. 2015)

Seyun Kim v. Loretta E. Lynch

Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Seyun Kim, a native and citizen of South Korea, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for withholding of removal. We deny the petition for review. “[FJorced conscription or punishment for evasion of military duty generally does not constitute persecution on account of a protected ground.” Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1097 (9th Cir. 2005). Kim has presented no “evidence that [he] would be singled out for severe disproportionate punishment for refusing to serve in the [South Korean] military.” Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1188 (9th Cir. 2006); cf. id. at 1187 (citing cases involving examples of severe disproportionate punishment).

DENIED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
Seyun KIM, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished