Gustavo Chan-Gomez v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Gustavo Alfredo Chan-Gomez, 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 (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir. 2006). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Chan-Gomez states he did not suffer past persecution, but contends he established a well-founded fear of future persecution based on the incidents of harm to various family members. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Chan-Gomez failed to establish he will be targeted on account of a protected ground if returned to Guatemala. See Parussimova v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734, 740 (9th Cir. 2009) (“[t]he Real ID Act requires that a protected ground represent ‘one central reason’ for an asylum applicant’s persecution”); Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010) (“An [applicant’s] desire to be…