Tanahubia

MEMORANDUM **

Eleazar Tanahubia, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Where, as here, the BIA affirms without opinion, we review the IJ’s decision. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review for substantial evidence, see Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1487 (9th Cir.1997), and deny the petition.

Tanahubia testified that he was a member of a fishing union in Guatemala and that a conflict arose when union leaders pocketed wage increases that were intended for members. Tanahubia further testified that unidentified armed men came to his house on three occasions while he was at sea. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that the intra-union conflict was about money, and not any political opinion of Tanahubia’s, real or imputed. See Sangha, 103 F.3d at 1487 (9th Cir.1997). Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s finding that Tanahubia did not show that the three appearances by unidentified men were related…