Carlos Guerra-Medina v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Carlos Yobany Guerra-Medina, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings and review de novo its legal conclusions. Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 742 (9th Cir.2008). We deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that Guerra-Medina established changed circumstances to excuse his untimely asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4 (a)(4). Accordingly, his asylum claim, including his claim for humanitarian asylum based on abuse by his now-deceased father, fails.

Guerra-Medina fears future persecution by gangs if he returns to Honduras. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Guerra-Medina failed to establish a clear probability of future persecution, especially given the lack of problems for Guerra-Medina’s seven brothers who continue to live in Honduras unharmed. See Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir.2001) (“An…