Gonzalez-Gomez

Gonzalez-Gomez v. Holder

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312 F. App'x 965
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 25, 2009No. 06-73724California273 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Pablo Antonio Gonzalez-Gomez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Ku mar v. INS, 204 F.3d 931, 933 *966 (9th Cir.2000), and we deny the petition for review.

The IJ concluded that Gonzalez-Gomez had suffered past persecution in Guatemala on account of his political opinion, and gave Gonzalez-Gomez the benefit of a rebuttable presumption that he had reason to fear future persecution. The record supports the IJ’s determination that the government provided sufficient evidence of changed country conditions in Guatemala to rebut that presumption. See id. at 934 . Contrary to Gonzalez-Gomez’s contention, the IJ’s analysis of how changed country conditions affected his specific situation was sufficiently individualized. See Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 998-1000 (9th Cir.2003). We therefore uphold the denial of asylum and withholding of removal.

In its August 16, 2005 decision, the IJ granted…

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