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Atrine LALENOH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
    No. 10-73413.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Dec. 19, 2012.
    
    Filed Dec. 21, 2012.
    David M. Haghighi, VHF Law Group, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
    Oil, Jason Wisecup, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
    Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Atrine Lalenoh, native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from the immigration judge’s decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo legal findings and review for substantial evidence factual findings. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny Lale-noh’s petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Lalenoh did not suffer past persecution. See id. at 1059-60. While her experiences include, among other things, attending several churches that were later burned or destroyed and being threatened by a business competitor, a reasonable fact-finder would not be compelled to find that they rose to the level of persecution. See Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 975-76 (9th Cir.2009); cf. Babal-lah v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1067, 1074-76 (9th Cir.2004) (recognizing economic persecution where severe harassment, threats, physical violence, and discrimination made it almost impossible for petitioner to earn a living). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s finding that even under a disfavored group analysis, Lalenoh failed to establish a risk of individualized harm sufficient to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution. See Halim, 590 F.3d at 978-80. Her asylum claim fails.

Because Lalenoh could not meet her burden of establishing eligibility for asylum, the agency correctly found she could not meet the heavier burden of qualifying for withholding of removal. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir. 2006).

Finally, substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because Lalenoh failed to establish it is more likely than not she will be tortured if she returns to Indonesia. See Wakkary, 558 F.3d at 1067-68.

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