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No. 8688933
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Runtu v. Mukasey
No. 8688933 · Decided September 10, 2008
No. 8688933·Ninth Circuit · 2008·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
September 10, 2008
Citation
No. 8688933
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
*850 MEMORANDUM ** Michael Runtu, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1015 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that the harm Runtu suffered did not rise to the level of past persecution. See id. at 1016-17 (concluding that petitioner did not suffer past persecution, although she was pushed, teased, bothered, discriminated against and harassed, because she never suffered any significant physical violence). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s finding that Runtu failed to establish a well-founded fear of persecution even as a member of a disfavored group because Runtu did not demonstrate the requisite level of individualized risk. Cf. Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927-29 (9th Cir.2004). The evidence does not compel the conclusion that there is a pattern or practice of persecution against Chinese Christians in Indonesia. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1180-81 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc). Accordingly, Runtu failed to establish eligibility for asylum. Because Runtu failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Mansour v. Ashcroft, 390 F.3d 667, 673 (9th Cir.2004). Runtu’s CAT claim fails because he has not demonstrated that it is more likely than not that he will be tortured if he returns to Indonesia. See El Himri v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 932, 938 (9th Cir.2004). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Plain English Summary
*850 MEMORANDUM ** Michael Runtu, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of remova
Key Points
01*850 MEMORANDUM ** Michael Runtu, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of remova
02INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1015 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.
03Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that the harm Runtu suffered did not rise to the level of past persecution.
04at 1016-17 (concluding that petitioner did not suffer past persecution, although she was pushed, teased, bothered, discriminated against and harassed, because she never suffered any significant physical violence).
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*850 MEMORANDUM ** Michael Runtu, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of remova
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