Opinion
No. 05-71023.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed December 3, 2008.
Amos Lawrence, Esquire, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
Chao Li, San Francisco, CA, pro se.
Christopher C. Fuller, Esquire, Marie K. McElderry, Esquire, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 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. A095-407-926.
Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Chao Li, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his application for withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's finding that Li failed to establish that it is more likely than not that he will be persecuted if returned to China. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1185 (9th Cir. 2003). Accordingly, Li's claim for withholding of removal fails.