Coronado

Coronado v. Gonzales

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166 F. App'x 997
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 16, 2006No. 04-73990California348 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Claudia Liseth Coronado, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an Immigration Judge’s order denying her application for asylum and withholding of removal. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . *998 We review for substantial evidence, Lim v. INS, 224 F.3d 929, 933 (9th Cir.2000), and we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s order denying Coronado’s asylum application as untimely. See Ramadan v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 1218, 1222 (9th Cir.2005) (holding that the Court lacks jurisdiction to review the agency’s determination that an asylum application was not filed within one year after the last entry into the United States).

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Coronado does not possess a reasonable fear of future persecution. Although Coronado testified that she witnessed guerillas kill her brother in 1980, and that guerillas threatened her and her family, she also testified that her father continues to live in Guatemala without incident. Neither her testimony,…

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