Case Name: Jalwant Singh RANDHAWA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-08-30
Citations: 240 F. App'x 215
Docket Number: No. 06-73039
Parties: Jalwant Singh RANDHAWA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 240
Pages: 215–216

Head Matter:
Jalwant Singh RANDHAWA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-73039.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 27, 2007 .
Filed Aug. 30, 2007.
Taz-Hai Huang, Rai & Associates, PC, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Gretchen M. Wolfinger, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jalwant Singh Randhawa, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' affirmance of an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and for relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Rostomian v. INS, 210 F.3d 1088, 1089 (9th Cir.2000), and we deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's denial of asylum because the government rebutted the presumption of a well-founded fear of future persecution based on changed country conditions. See Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 998 (9th Cir.2003). Aso, because petitioner remained in the Punjab for one and a half years after his last arrest without incident, the IJ's finding that petitioner could reasonably relocate is supported. See Melkonian v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 1061, 1069-70 (9th Cir.2003). Thus, the asylum claim is denied.
Because petitioner did not establish eligibility for asylum, it follows that he did not satisfy the standard for withholding of removal. See Gonzalez-Hernandez, 336 F.3d at 1001.
Substantial evidence also supports the denial of CAT relief. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir.2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.