De Flores v. Gonzales

MEMORANDUM **

Juan Arelio Flores Lazo (“Flores”), his wife Trinidad Marilu Paulet de Flores, and two children Juan Alonso Flores Paulet and Emily Flores Paulet, all natives and citizens of Peru, petition for review of the *683 Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying Flores’ applications for asylum and withholding of removal and for protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Where the BIA adopts the IJ’s decision while adding its own reasons, we review both decisions. Kataria v. INS, 232 F.3d 1107, 1112 (9th Cir.2000). We review the agency’s factual findings for substantial evidence, reversing such findings only if “the evidence not only supports that conclusion, but compels it.” INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992) (emphasis in original); 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (b)(4)(B). We deny the petition for review.

The agency denied Flores’ application for asylum as untimely, and Flores does not challenge that ruling before this court.

With respect to withholding of removal, the threatening phone calls Flores received before coming…