Zamora

Zamora v. Holder

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351 F. App'x 217
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 2, 2009No. 07-72403California317 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jaime Edver Castillo Zamora, his wife Silvia Veronica Ramirez de Castillo, and their daughter, all natives and citizens of Guatemala, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying their application for withholding of removal and cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings, and we review de novo the agency’s legal determinations. See Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s findings that the harm Castillo Zamora suffered during a robbery did not constitute past persecution on account of a protected ground, and that he was unable to demonstrate a clear probability of future persecution on account of a protected ground. See Ochave v. INS, 254 F.3d 859, 865-67 (9th Cir.2001). Accordingly, Castillo Zamora’s withholding of removal claim fails.

The BIA did not err in concluding that Castillo Zamora’s daughter was ineligible for cancellation of removal because she lacked a…

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