Court Opinion

ID: 8430969
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-04 06:50:02.081045+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:48:37.014908
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MEMORANDUM **
Fa Tao Tun, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision af*98firming an Immigration Judge’s 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. We review for substantial evidence, see Kataria v. INS, 282 F.3d 1107, 1112 (9th Cir.2000), and we deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s findings that Tun did not demonstrate past persecution on account of religion. See Ghaly v. INS, 58 F.3d 1425, 1431 (9th Cir.1995) (explaining that persecution is an extreme concept that does not include every sort of offensive treatment). Further, Tun did not provide sufficient evidence to support a well-founded fear of persecution based on his religious beliefs. See Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 338 (9th Cir.1995) (requiring credible, direct, and specific evidence of facts supporting a reasonable fear of persecution on the relevant ground).
Because Tun failed to demonstrate that he was eligible for asylum, it follows that he did not satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Farad v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003). Tun does not challenge the denial of CAT relief. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259 (9th Cir.1996).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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