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No. 8690261
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Luntungan v. Mukasey

No. 8690261 · Decided October 24, 2008
No. 8690261 · Ninth Circuit · 2008 · FlawFinder last updated this page Apr. 2, 2026
Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
October 24, 2008
Citation
No. 8690261
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
MEMORANDUM ** Max Eduard Tuerah Luntungan, and his wife and son, all natives and citizens of Indonesia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is gov *634 erned by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence and will uphold the agency’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review. The record does not compel the conclusion that changed or extraordinary circumstances excuse the untimely filing of Lun-tungan’s asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.4 (a)(4), (5); Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 648, 657 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam). Accordingly, Luntungan’s asylum claim fails. We deny the petition with respect to Luntungan’s withholding of removal claim because substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Luntungan did not establish past persecution, see Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2003), and Luntungan failed to establish a pattern or practice of persecution of Christians in Indonesia. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1180 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc). Luntungan’s withholding of removal claim is further undercut because his similarly-situated parents continue to reside in Indonesia without incident. See Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir.2001). Finally, because Luntungan did not raise his CAT claim before the BIA, it is unexhausted and we lack jurisdiction to review it. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677 (9th Cir.2004). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DIMISSED in part. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
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MEMORANDUM ** Max Eduard Tuerah Luntungan, and his wife and son, all natives and citizens of Indonesia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decisio
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MEMORANDUM ** Max Eduard Tuerah Luntungan, and his wife and son, all natives and citizens of Indonesia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decisio
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