Dornatus Tanzil v. Eric Holder, Jr.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT APR 11 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS DORNATUS TANZIL, No. 12-73753 Petitioner, Agency No. A099-737-825 v. MEMORANDUM* ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted April 7, 2014** Before: TASHIMA, GRABER, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges. Dornatus Tanzil, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have * 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 under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir. 2009). We deny the petition for review. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that the incidents Tanzil experienced in Indonesia, even considered cumulatively, did not rise to the level of past persecution. See Halim v. Holder, 590 F.3d 971, 976 (9th Cir. 2009); Wakkary, 558 F.3d at 1059-60 (record did not compel finding of past persecution where petitioner was robbed and beaten as a youth, and accosted by a mob). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s determination that, even under a disfavored group analysis, Tanzil failed to show sufficient individualized risk of harm to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution in Indonesia. See Halim, 590 F.3d at 979. We reject Tanzil’s contentions that the BIA failed to consider all the evidence, applied the incorrect legal standard, or otherwise improperly analyzed his claim. Accordingly, Tanzil’s asylum claim fails. Because Tanzil failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to establish eligibility for withholding of removal. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1189-90 (9th Cir. 2006). Finally, substantial evidence also supports the agency’s denial of Tanzil’s CAT claim because he failed to demonstrate it is more likely than not he would 2 12-73753 be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official in Indonesia. See Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1073 (9th Cir. 2008). We reject Tanzil’s contention that the BIA failed to fully or properly consider the evidence, and his contention that the BIA misapplied the legal standard for CAT. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 3 12-73753