Mohamed
Mohamed v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ****
We lack jurisdiction to review the Immigration Judge’s determination that Mohamed’s asylum application is time barred and accordingly we dismiss the petition for review as to the asylum claim.
We review for substantial evidence the Immigration Judge’s decision to deny withholding of removal. 2 There is not substantial evidence showing that it is more likely than not that Mohamed would be persecuted if he returned to Bangladesh. 3 The violence of which Mohammed alleges he was a victim, decades ago when he was a student, is not enough to show that it is more likely than not he will be persecuted if he returns to Bangladesh.
Mohamed has also failed to show that it is more likely than not he would be tortured if he were removed to Bangladesh, and thus does not qualify for withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture. 4 He has not shown that he was *880 tortured in the past, nor has he shown any likelihood that he would be tortured if he returned to Bangladesh.
Mohamed is not statutorily eligible for cancellation of removal because he failed to establish ten years of continuous physical presence. 5 Because his passport indicates absences in the…