Avila-Ventura
Avila-Ventura v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Edwin R. Avila-Ventura, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, *621 and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the IJ’s decision for substantial evidence, Ramos-Vasquez v. INS, 57 F.3d 857, 861 (9th Cir.1995), and we deny the petition for review.
The record does not compel the conclusion that Avila-Ventura has a well founded fear of future persecution in Guatemala, as he waited 13 years to leave Guatemala after his father’s death and did not provide evidence to suggest that the men who killed his father are looking for him. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2003).
As Avila-Ventura is unable to meet the burden of proof for asylum, he necessarily fails to meet the higher burden of proof for withholding of removal. See Al-Harbi v. INS, 242 F.3d 882, 889-89 (9th Cir.2001).
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s denial of relief under the CAT. See Zheng v. Ashcroft, 332 F.3d 1186, 1193 (9th…