Callejas Rodriguez v. Gonzales

MEMORANDUM ***

Jose Erwin Callejas Rodriguez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of deportation and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Because the *371 transitional rules apply, see Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997), we have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We review for substantial evidence, see Cruz-Navarro v. INS, 232 F.3d 1024, 1028 (9th Cir.2000), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Callejas Rodriguez did not establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of an enumerated ground. The record does not compel the conclusion that the threats Callejas Rodriguez received from guerillas, who demanded that he provide them with information relating to his job providing security to the Minister of Finance, were on account of an enumerated ground. See id. at 1029-30 . Further, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that Callejas Rodriguez failed to demonstrate a…