Pulido-Baquero

Pulido-Baquero v. Gonzales

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143 F. App'x 833
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 15, 2005No. 04-72418; Agency Nos. A79-084-551, A78-412-023California427 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Nora Elena Pulido-Baquero, and Diego Fernando Moreno-Pulido, mother and son, both natives and citizens of Colombia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their applications 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, Ochave v. INS, 254 F.3d 859, 861-62 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny the petition for review.

The record supports the IJ’s finding that petitioners received death threats because Moreno witnessed a murder committed by guerillas. That petitioners became involved with human rights organizations after the threats began, does not compel a finding that petitioners were threatened, even in part, on account of political opinion or membership in a particular social group. *834 See Ochave, 254 F.3d at 865-66 (upholding agency determination that petitioner failed to establish she was victimized because guerillas imputed a political opinion to her); Tecun-Florian v. INS, 207 F.3d 1107, 1109-10 (9th Cir.2000) (upholding agency determination that…

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