Bran-Delcid

MEMORANDUM **

Maria Luisa Bran-Delcid, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence. Ghaly v. INS, 58 F.3d 1425, 1431 (9th Cir.1995). We deny the petition for review in part, and dismiss in part.

Substantial evidence supported the IJ’s denial of Bran-Delcid’s asylum application because Bran-Delcid did not establish that the incidents that occurred in Guatemala in August 1991 were on account of her political opinion or any other statutorily-protected ground. See Navas v. INS, 217 F.3d 646, 655-56 (9th Cir.2000). BranDelcid also failed to show a well-founded fear of future persecution if she returned to Guatemala because she did not overcome evidence of changed country conditions. See Molino-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1095-96 (9th Cir.2002).

Because Bran-Delcid failed to establish eligibility for asylum, she necessarily failed *712 to meet the “more stringent” standard for withholding of removal. Al-Harbi v. INS, 242…