Case Name: Rozaliya MYGALYUK; Mykhailo Benderliy, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-03-02
Citations: 470 F. App'x 595
Docket Number: No. 08-72887
Parties: Rozaliya MYGALYUK; Mykhailo Benderliy, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 470
Pages: 595–597

Head Matter:
Rozaliya MYGALYUK; Mykhailo Benderliy, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-72887.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 21, 2012.
Filed March 2, 2012.
Nicholas W. Marchi, Carney & Marchi, PS, Seattle, WA, for petitioners.
Rozaliya Mygalyuk, Normandy Park, WA, pro se.
Mykhailo Benderliy, Normandy Park, WA, pro se.
Oil, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Seattle, WA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: FERNANDEZ, McKEOWN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Rozaliya Mygalyuk and Mykhailo Benderliy, natives of the Soviet Union and citizens of Ukraine, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying Mygalyuk's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009), and deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's finding that Mygalyuk did not suffer past persecution because the discrimination and harassment she endured did not constitute persecution, even when considered cumulatively. See Halaim v. INS, 358 F.3d 1128, 1132 (9th Cir.2004). Further, substantial evidence supports the IJ's conclusion that Mygalyuk failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2003); Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir.2001) (claim weakened or undercut when the applicant returns to the country or similarly-situated family members remain there without incident). Accordingly, Mygalyuk's asylum claim fails.
Because Mygalyuk failed to establish eligibility for asylum, she necessarily failed to meet the higher standard of eligibility 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 Mygalyuk failed to establish it is more likely than not she will be tortured if returned to Ukraine. 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.