Carlsen Clemente v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Carlsen Clemente and Milanne Lim Clemente, natives and citizens of the Philippines, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying their application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Ochave v. INS, 254 F.3d 859, 861-62 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that petitioners failed to establish changed or extraordinary circumstances to excuse their untimely asylum applications. 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 cu-riam). Thus, petitioners’ asylum claim is time-barred.

Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s determination that petitioners failed to establish past persecution or fear of future persecution on account of a protected ground. See Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir.2010) (petitioner’s “desire to be free from harassment by criminals motivated by theft or random violence” lacks nexus); Singh v. INS, 134…