Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 24, 2004, No. 03-70065 (Mohammed v. Ashcroft)

MEMORANDUM *

Samya Siraje Mohammed (“Mohammed”), a citizen of Ethiopia, appeals a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying her application for asylum and withholding of removal. Because the BIA summarily affirmed the decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”), we review the IJ’s decision as if it were that of the BIA. See Al-Harbi v. INS, 242 F.3d 882, 887-88 (9th Cir.2001).