Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit April 2, 2004, No. 03-70149 (Khazel v. Ashcroft)

MEMORANDUM **

This is a streamlined case in which we review the decision of the immigration judge (“IJ”).1 To establish eligibility for asylum on the basis of past persecution, an applicant must show: (1) an incident, or incidents, that rise to the level of persecution; (2) that is on account of one of the statutorily-protected grounds; and (3) is committed by the government or forces the