Molina-Galindo
Molina-Galindo v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Luis Felipe Molina-Galindo, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ *816 (“BIA”) order summarily affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his 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, Guo v. Ashcroft, 861 F.3d 1194, 1203 (9th Cir.2004) (findings of fact are reviewed for substantial evidence), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that Molina-Galindo failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of his religion, political opinion or imputed political opinion. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481-82 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). Molina-Galindo provided insufficient evidence, direct or circumstantial, that his attackers were or would be motivated to persecute him because of his actual or perceived status or belief. See Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1486-87 (9th Cir.1997); see also Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. at 483 , 112 S.Ct. 812 .