Case Name: Lucyana Happy JOHAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, JR., United States Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-08-21
Citations: 492 F. App'x 190
Docket Number: No. 11-2070-ag
Parties: Lucyana Happy JOHAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, JR., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: PRESENT: BARRINGTON D. PARKER, RICHARD C. WESLEY, SUSAN L. CARNEY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 492
Pages: 190–192

Head Matter:
Lucyana Happy JOHAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, JR., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 11-2070-ag.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Aug. 21, 2012.
Aaron Shapiro, The Shapiro Law Firm, New York, NY, for Petitioner.
Norah Ascoli Schwarz, Senior Litigation Counsel, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
PRESENT: BARRINGTON D. PARKER, RICHARD C. WESLEY, SUSAN L. CARNEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Petitioner Lucyana Happy Johan, a native and citizen of Indonesia, seeks review of an April 28, 2011, decision of the BIA affirming the January 29, 2010, decision of Immigration Judge ("IJ") Barbara A. Nelson, denying Johan's application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). In re Lucyana Happy Johan, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. Apr. 28, 2011), aff'g, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (Immig. Ct. N.Y. City Jan. 29, 2010). We assume the parties' familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history of the case.
Under the circumstances of this case, we consider both the IJ's and the BIA's opinions "for the sake of completeness." Zaman v. Mukasey, 514 F.3d 233, 237 (2d Cir.2008). The applicable standards of review are well — established. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B); Yanqin Weng v. Holder, 562 F.3d 510, 513 (2d Cir.2009).
In her brief, Johan does not argue that the agency erred in finding that she could safely relocate within Indonesia, and she has therefore abandoned any challenge to this finding. See Yueqing Zhang v. Gonzales, 426 F.3d 540, 541 n. 1, 545 n. 7 (2d Cir.2005). This alone provides a basis for denying the petition review as to Johan's asylum and withholding of removal claims. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(b), 1208.16(b)(2); Steevenez v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 114, 117-18 (2d Cir.2007) ("An alien's ability to relocate safely constitutes a ground, in and of itself, on which an IJ's denial of withholding of removal may be based"); Singh v. BIA 435 F.3d 216, 219 (2d Cir.2006) ("Asylum in the United States is not available to obviate re-location to sanctuary in one's own country."). Moreover, the agency did not err in determining that Johan failed to establish a pattern or practice of persecution against Chinese Christians in Indonesia. See Santoso v. Holder, 580 F.3d 110, 112 (2d Cir. 2009). In Sanioso, we upheld a BIA determination that no such pattern or practice of persecution exists. Id. at 112 (taking judicial notice of the fact that "Indonesia is a nation state consisting of approximately 6000 inhabited islands and that, in many places, Roman Catholicism is predominant.").
To the extent that Johan's waiver of the agency's relocation finding is not also dispositive of her claim for relief under the CAT, we find that the agency's decision was supported by substantial evidence, as Johan did not present any particularized evidence that it is more likely than not that she would be tortured in Indonesia. See Mu Xiang Lin v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 432 F.3d 156, 160 (2d Cir.2005) (rejecting CAT claim where petition relied on country reports and provided "no additional particularized evidence to support her claim").
For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DENIED. As we have completed our review, any stay of removal that the Court previously granted in this petition is VACATED, and any pending motion for a stay of removal in this petition is DISMISSED as moot. Any pending request for oral argument in this petition is DENIED in accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34(a)(2), and Second Circuit Local Rule 34.1(b).