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Krishna Raj PRADHAN, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
    No. 14-73613
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted July 26, 2016 
    
    FILED August 5, 2016
    Kevin Holger Knutson, Esquire, Attorney, Kevin H. Knutson, Attorney at Law, Sacramento, CA, for Petitioner
    Daniel Shieh, Esquire, Trial Attorney, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent
    Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Krishna Raj Pradhan, a native and citizen of Nepal, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir. 2009). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency conclusion that Pradhan’s experiences in Nepal, even considered cumulatively, did not rise to the level of persecution. See Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014, 1019-21 (9th Cir. 2006); see also Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir. 2003) (“Although [petitioner’s] experiences are disturbing and regrettable, they do not evince actions so severe as to compel a finding of past persecution.”) (emphasis added). Further, substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Pradhan failed to establish it is more likely than not he would be persecuted if returned to Nepal. See Nagoulko v. I.N.S., 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir. 2003) (possibility of future persecution “too speculative”); see also Hakeem v. I.N.S., 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir. 2001) (“applicant’s claim of persecution upon return is weakened, even undercut, when similarly-situated family members continue to live in the country without incident”)' Thus, Pradhan’s withholding of removal claim fails.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.