Martinez-Argueta

MEMORANDUM **

Alida de Jesus Martinez-Argueta, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . See Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1997). We review for substantial evidence and will reverse the BIA’s determination only if the petitioner shows that the evidence compels such a result. Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1487 (9th Cir.1997). We deny the petition.

Contrary to Martinez-Argueta’s contention, the BIA adequately articulated its reasons for denying her asylum application by explicitly agreeing with the IJ’s reasoning. See Alaelua v. INS, 45 F.3d 1379, 1382 (9th Cir.1995). That reasoning was supported by substantial evidence because the harassment Martinez-Argueta allegedly received from guerillas on account of her husband’s employment by the government was limited to a single arson incident that did not result in any harm to her or her husband. Martinez-Argueta also alleged vague and unfulfilled threats against her husband, but these…