Garcia-Zambrano

Garcia-Zambrano v. Gonzales

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140 F. App'x 713
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 4, 2005No. 04-72509; Agency No. A70-969-679California369 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Carmela Garcia-Zambrano, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, see Pedro-Mateo v. INS, 224 F.3d *714 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.2000), and we deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that the treatment Garcia-Zambrano received from men who may have been guerillas was on account of an actual or imputed political opinion. See id. at 1029-30. Accordingly, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that GarciaZambrano did not establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of an enumerated ground. See Cruz-Navarro v. INS, 232 F.3d 1024, 1028 (9th Cir.2000). The record also does not compel the conclusion that Garcia-Zambrano has a well-founded fear of persecution in light of changed country conditions in Guatemala. See Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1096…

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