Paz Guzman v. Gonzales

MEMORANDUM **

Joaquin Roberto Paz Guzman, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming, without opinion, the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481, 483-84 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we deny in part and grant in part the petition for review.

Paz Guzman testified that in 1982 persons dressed like police officers robbed and beat him because they wanted his money, and he is afraid that criminals will rob him again if he returns to Mexico. The record does not compel the conclusion that Paz Guzman suffered past persecution or has a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of an enumerated ground. See Gormley v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1172, 1177, 1180 (9th Cir.2004) (denying petition for review because petitioners did not establish that past criminal activity or possible future criminal activity was on account of an enumerated…