Campos-Gonzalez

Campos-Gonzalez v. Gonzales

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166 F. App'x 979
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 16, 2006No. 04-73543California292 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Wilfredo Campos-Gonzalez, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his application for withholding of removal, asylum, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s determination that Campos-Gonzalez failed to file a timely asylum application and that no changed or extraordinary circumstances excused the untimely filing of his application. See Ramadan v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 1218, 1222 (9th Cir.2005).

We have jurisdiction pursuant' to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 to review Campos-Gonzalez’s claims for withholding of removal and CAT protection. We review the IJ’s decision for substantial evidence, a deferential standard under which it must be upheld unless the evidence compels a contrary result. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 & n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992); Njuguna v. Ashcroft, 374 F.3d 765, 769 (9th Cir.2004).

Based on our review of the record, we are not compelled to conclude that Campos-Gonzalez has demonstrated that it is more likely than not that he would be persecuted if…

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