Rojas-Solorzano

Rojas-Solorzano v. Holder

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316 F. App'x 627
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 4, 2009No. 06-71432California302 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Albino Rojas-Solorzano, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings, Santos-Lemus v. Mulcasey, 542 F.3d 738, 742 (9th Cir.2008), and deny the petition for review.

Even accepting Rojas-Solorzano’s testimony as true, see Mansour v. Ashcroft, 390 F.3d 667, 672 (9th Cir.2004), substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that the threats and other harms Rojas-Solorzano suffered in Guatemala did not rise to the level of persecution. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016-17 (9th Cir.2003). Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s finding that Rojas-Solorzano failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of membership in a particular social group (ie., his family) because there is no evidence that his wife, father, or children have been harmed in Guatemala. See Santos-Lemus, 542 F.3d at 742-44 .…

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