Villalobos

Villalobos v. Gonzales

Good Law
171 F. App'x 180
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 16, 2006No. 04-72928California292 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Carmela Concepcion Villalobos, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro se for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming an immigration judge’s order pretermitting her application for asylum, and denying her application for withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Kasnecovic v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 812, 813 (9th Cir.2005), we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s denial of Villalobos’s asylum application as untimely. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a)(3); Ramadan v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 1218, 1222 (9th Cir.2005) (no jurisdiction to review agency determination that asylum application was not filed within one year after the last entry into the United States and no “changed circumstances” excused late filing).

*181 Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Villalobos failed to establish eligibility for withholding of removal because she failed to show a clear probability she would be persecuted by the Guatemalan military if…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.