Resendiz

MEMORANDUM **

Rafael Jimenez Resendiz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his applica *817 tion for asylum and 'withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(1). We review factual determinations for substantial evidence, and legal determinations de novo. Abebe v. Gonzales, 482 F.3d 1037 , 1039-40 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). We deny the petition for review.

In concluding that changed country conditions in Mexico rebutted Jimenez Resendiz’s fear of future persecution, the agency considered political shifts reported in the State Department Country Report, Jimenez Resendiz’s level of involvement with the PRD (Party of Revolutionary Democracy), and the length of time he had been out of the country since he was politically active. Substantial evidence therefore supports the agency’s “individualized determination” that “the changed conditions reported in the Country Report will affect [Jimenez Resendiz’s] specific situation.” Marcos v. Gonzales, 410 F.3d 1112, 1121 (9th Cir.2005).

Furthermore, although the past persecution…