Yi Mei Wang 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION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
YI MEI WANG,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 08-73999
Agency No. A076-280-010
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted January 17, 2012**
Before: LEAVY, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Yi Mei Wang, 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 asylum and withholding of removal.
We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence,
FILED
JAN 24 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n.1 (1992), and we deny the petition for
review.
Wang testified that Chinese police sought to arrest him because he assaulted
a police officer and obstructed official police duties. Wang does not allege he
suffered past persecution, but fears persecution in the future. Substantial evidence
supports the agency’s finding that, even if credible, Wang failed to establish a
well-founded fear of future persecution on account of a protected ground. See
Dinu v. Ashcroft, 372 F.3d 1041, 1044 (9th Cir. 2004) (ordinary prosecution for
criminal activity is not persecution on account of a protected ground).
Accordingly, Wang’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See id. at
1045.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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