FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 22 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
XING NIEN, No. 08-74996
Petitioner, Agency No. A079-632-934
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted July 12, 2011 **
Before: SCHROEDER, ALARCÓN , and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.
Xing Nien, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from the
immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of
removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
jurisdiction is governed under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial
evidence the agency’s factual findings and review de novo its legal conclusions.
Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 742 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny in part and
dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that, even if credible,
Nien failed to establish his receipt of a government summons and his encounter
with the police constitute past persecution. See Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014,
1019-21 (9th Cir. 2006) (brief detention, beating and interrogation by police did
not compel a finding of past persecution by Chinese police). Substantial evidence
also supports the agency’s finding that Nien failed to establish an objectively
reasonable fear of future persecution on account of his religion. See Nagoulko v.
INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir. 2003); Ladha v. INS, 215 F.3d 889, 897 (9th
Cir. 2000) (petitioner must provide credible, direct, and specific evidence in the
record of facts that would support a reasonable fear of persecution). The court
lacks jurisdiction to consider Nien’s claim that he is eligible for asylum and
withholding of removal on account of his smuggling activities because, to the BIA,
Nien only raised the smuggling issue with respect to his CAT claim. See Barron v.
Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2004). Accordingly, his asylum and
withholding of removal claims fail.
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Lastly, substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Nien has
failed to establish a clear probability of torture by or with the acquiescence of the
Chinese government if he returns to China. See Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d
1049, 1068 (9th Cir. 2009) (petitioner did not offer evidence that he was likely to
be tortured).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
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