Gilda Guevara-Martinez v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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578 F. App'x 741
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 16, 201412-71695California306 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Gilda Ivon Guevara-Martinez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Rahimzadeh v. Holder, 618 F.3d 916 , 920 (9th Cir.2010), and review de novo claims of due process violations in immigration proceedings, Simeonov v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532, 535 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

Guevara-Martinez testified she was the victim of an attempted rape which she did not report to police. The record does not compel the conclusion that the government of El Salvador was unable or unwilling to protect Guevara-Martinez. See Castro-Perez v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1069, 1072 (9th Cir.2005); Rahimzadeh, 613 F.3d at 920-22 (discussing various means by which a petitioner may fill the “gap in proof’ left by the absence of a report to the police). Thus, her asylum claim fails.

Because Guevara-Martinez failed…

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