Feliciano Garcia-Lopez v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Feliciano Garcia-Lopez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law and review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that Garcia-Lopez established changed or extraordinary circumstances to excuse his untimely asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. §§ 1208.4 (a)(4), (5); see also Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 657-58 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam). Accordingly, his asylum claim fails.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that the harassment, robbery, and threats Garcia-Lopez experienced in Guatemala, even considered cumulatively, did not rise to the level of persecution. See Wakkary, 558 F.3d at 1059-60 . Thus, Garcia-Lopez is not entitled to a presumption of future persecution. See Molino-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1094 (9th Cir.2002).…