Case Name: Nfn SUWANDI, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-01-14
Citations: 120 F. App'x 123
Docket Number: No. 03-74050
Parties: Nfn SUWANDI, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: BEEZER, HALL and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 120
Pages: 123–124

Head Matter:
Nfn SUWANDI, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 03-74050.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 10, 2005.
Decided Jan. 14, 2005.
Samuel Maina, Law Offices of S. Ouya Maina, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
Regional Counsel, Laguna Niguel, CA, Terri J. Scadron, Esq., Hillel Smith, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: BEEZER, HALL and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Nfn Suwandi, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision summarily affirming an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we review for substantial evidence. Andriasian v. INS, 180 F.3d 1033, 1040 (9th Cir.1999). We deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's finding that the harm Suwandi suffered did not rise to the level of past persecution. See Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 340 (9th Cir.1995). Substantial evidence also supports the IJ's finding that Suwandi failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of future persecution because he failed to show the "comparatively low" individualized risk required by Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 927 (9th Cir.2004). Moreover, as the IJ noted, Suwandi's family continues to live in Indonesia without incident. See Aruta v. INS, 80 F.3d 1389, 1395 (9th Cir.1996).
Because Suwandi failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily fails to meet the requirements for withholding of removal. See Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1255 (9th Cir.2003).
Substantial evidence also supports the IJ's denial of Suwandi's CAT claim because Suwandi failed to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that he would be tortured if removed to Indonesia. See Bellout v. Ashcroft, 363 F.3d 975, 979 (9th Cir.2004).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.