Guerra Quezada v. Ashcroft

MEMORANDUM **

Jose Guerra Quezada and Jenny Beatriz Guerra, both natives and citizens of Peru, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of the application for asylum and withholding of removal and for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the BIA’s findings regarding changed country conditions for substantial evidence, Lopez v. Ashcroft, 366 F.3d 799, 805 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adoption of the IJ’s determination that country conditions have changed in Peru such that petitioners do not have a well- *924 founded fear of future persecution. The IJ conducted an individualized analysis and based on a 1997 State Department Report on Peru found that the Shining Path’s power has been greatly reduced, that they tend to focus on high profile individuals now because of limited resources, and that relocation inside Peru is an option for petitioners. See Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 998-999 (9th Cir.2003) (denying asylum based on changed country conditions and a 1997…