Chavez

MEMORANDUM **

Luis Enrique Chavez, a native a citizen of Peru, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the immigration judge’s denial of asylum, withholding of deportation, and suspension of deportation. Because the transitional rules apply, we have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). See Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997). We review the BIA’s factual findings for substantial evidence, Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1487 (9th Cir.1997), and we deny the petition.

*475 Chavez contends that the evidence compels a finding that he suffered past persecution, and has a well-founded fear of future persecution, on account of imputed political opinion. We disagree. Because Chavez failed to provide any direct or circumstantial evidence that members of Sendero Luminoso and Tupac Amaru threatened him or his family on account of an actual or imputed political opinion, the BIA’s decision is supported by substantial evidence. See id. at 1488-91 ; cf. Salazar-Paucar v. INS, 281 F.3d 1069, 1075 (9th Cir.2002) (finding past persecution of Peruvian civic leader based on multiple death threats, harm to his family, and the…