Victor Anthon Butarbutar v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

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).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
VICTOR ANTHON BUTARBUTAR,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 08-70128
Agency No. A095-630-157
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted January 10, 2011**
Before: BEEZER, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Victor Anthon Butarbutar, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s decision denying his applications for withholding of removal
and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have
FILED
JAN 21 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence factual
findings. See Wakkary v Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir. 2009). We deny
the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Butarbutar failed to
show the government was unable or unwilling to control the Muslim extremists he
fears because he did not report any of the incidents at issue, nor did he establish
that reporting the incidents would have been futile or subjected him to further
abuse. See Castro-Perez v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1069, 1072 (9th Cir. 2005);
Ornelas-Chavez v. Gonzales, 458 F.3d 1052, 1058 (9th Cir. 2006) (reporting
persecution to authorities not required if applicant “can convincingly establish that
doing so would have been futile or have subjected him to further abuse”). Further,
as Butarbutar has not established past persecution, he is not entitled to a
presumption of future persecution. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(b)(1)(i). Accordingly,
because he does not otherwise contend he has shown a clear probability of
persecution, his withholding of removal claim fails.
Finally, substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief
because one government department’s denial of building permits to construct a
church for a congregation does not show government acquiescence to torture. See

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Wakkary, 558 F.3d at 1067-68.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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