Opinion
No. 05-77055.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed July 31, 2009.
Jisheng Li, Law Office of Jisheng Li, Honolulu, HI, for Petitioner.
Robert F. Adams, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division/Fraud Section, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, District Director, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Honolulu, HI, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A095-301-260.
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Cheng-Zhong Gui, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review findings of fact for substantial evidence, Ladha v. INS, 215 F.3d 889, 896 (9th Cir. 2000), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's finding that Gui failed to demonstrate a clear probability of persecution on account of his religion affiliation. See Dinu v. Ashcroft, 372 F.3d 1041, 1044 (9th Cir. 2004) (requiring a petitioner to show that a criminal investigation had "no bona fide objective" in order to compel a nexus finding). Accordingly, Gui's withholding of removal claim fails.