Alba Ramos-Barrios v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Alba Eugenia Ramos-Barrios, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s 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. Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1012 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

We reject Ramos-Barrios’s contentions that the BIA’s analysis was inadequate and incomplete. See Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 990 (9th Cir.2010) (BIA adequately considered evidence and sufficiently announced its decision).

The record does not compel the conclusion that Ramos-Barrios established extraordinary circumstances to excuse her untimely asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4 (a)(5); see also Husyev v. Mukasey, 528 F.3d 1172, 1181-82 (9th Cir.2008). Thus, we deny the petition as to her asylum claim.

Ramos-Barrios testified she was robbed and extorted by gang members in Guatemala, and that she fears they will continue to do so if she returns. .…