Diaz

Diaz v. Holder

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473 F. App'x 642
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 22, 2012No. 10-70181California333 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Julio Leonel Mazariegos Diaz and Doni Danilo Mazariegos Diaz, natives and citizens of Guatemala, petition pro se for re *643 view of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 458 F.3d 1182 , 1184—85 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that petitioners failed to demonstrate they suffered harm rising to the level of past persecution. See Nahrvani v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 1148, 1153 (9th Cir. 2005) (no past persecution where the petitioner was not physically harmed or detained, and only suffered de minimis property damage and anonymous, vague threats). Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s finding that petitioners failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution where they only assert a general fear of crime in Guatemala. See Gormley v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir.2004) (fear…

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