Palacios-Guzman
Palacios-Guzman v. Holder
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Carlos Roberto Palacios-Guzman, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s 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 for substantial evidence, Ornelas-Chavez v. Gonzales, 458 F.3d 1052, 1055-56 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny the petition for review.
The record does not compel the conclusion that Palacios-Guzman demonstrated changed circumstances to excuse his untimely asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4 (a)(4). Accordingly, we deny the petition as to his asylum claim.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Palacios-Guzman did not establish past persecution or a clear probability of future persecution, because he failed to demonstrate the government was unwilling or unable to protect him from the group that kidnapped him. See Nahrvani v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir.2005); see also Castro-Perez v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1069, 1072 (9th Cir.2005) (failure to report non-governmental…