Erick Bautista-Lopez v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Erick Franklin Bautista-Lopez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his 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 de novo questions of law, and for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.Sd 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that Bautista-Lopez established changed or extraordinary circumstances to excuse the untimely filing of his asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. §§ 1208.4 (a)(4), (5); see also Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 656-58 (9th Cir.2007) (per cu-riam). Thus, we deny the petition as to Bautista-Lopez’s asylum claim.

Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s finding that Bautista-Lopez failed to establish the government of El Salvador was unwilling or unable to control the gangs. See Truong v. Holder, 613 F.3d 938, 941-942 (9th Cir.2010) (per curiam). Thus, Bautista-Lopez’s…