Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 1, 2007, No. 05-71006 (Taslimi v. Keisler)

MEMORANDUM ***

Azra Taslimi, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) opinion which affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Where, as here, the BIA affirms without an opinion, we review directly the IJ’s decision. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.