Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 20, 2007, No. 06-72894 (Hovannisyan v. Gonzales)

MEMORANDUM **

Argine Hovannisyan, a native and citizen of Amenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision that affirmed the Immigration Judge’s denial of her application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Aruta v. INS, 80 F.3d 1389, 1393 (9th Cir.