the BIA’s decision. 1 . United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1465 U.N.T.S. 85, G.A. Res. 39/46, U.N. GAOR 39th Sess., Supp. No. 51 at 197, U.N. Doc. A/39/51 (1984); see also implementing regulations at 8 C.F.R. § 208.18. 2 . In this regard, the IJ's finding is supported by Yusif's statement to the airport immigration official that he fled Iraq because he "use[d] to have a big place that sold alcohol in big quantities. Then the government took over.” When asked if this were the reason he left Iraq, he responded that ‘‘[tjhe main reason is because after [they took over the store], they would give us a hard time.” See Sale v. Haitian Ctrs. Council, Inc., 509 U.S. 155, 162 n. 11, 113 S.Ct. 2549, 125 L.Ed.2d 128 (1993) (<HOLDING>). 3 . A quick note about our jurisdiction is
holding the fact that petitioners had been the victims of criminal activity in russia is not a basis for asylum unless their harassers knew of and pursued them because of race religion nationality membership in a particular group or political opinion holding that absent a pattern of persecution linked to the applicant persecution of family members is insufficient to demonstrate a wellfounded fear of persecution holding that forced recruitment does not amount to persecution without a showing that it was on account of petitioners political opinion holding that absent past persecution an alien can demonstrate eligibility for asylum based on a wellfounded fear of future persecution by demonstrating that he or she subjectively fears persecution and that this fear is objectively reasonable holding that a petitioners unwillingness to return must be based upon persecution or a wellfounded fear of persecution on account of race religion nationality membership in a particular social group or political opinion  