Crelencia

Crelencia v. Gonzales

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234 F. App'x 502
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 7, 2007Nos. 05-70665, 05-73601California373 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

In these consolidated petitions, Elex Bélgica Crelencia, his wife Roselle V. Cre-lencia, and two daughters, natives and citizens of the Philippines, seek review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming the decision of an immigration judge denying Crelen-cia’s application for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture, and an order of the BIA denying their motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny the petitions for review.

We review the agency’s factual findings for substantial evidence. Cruz-Navarro v. INS, 232 F.3d 1024, 1028 (9th Cir.2000). Crelencia testified that he received numerous anonymous threats associated with his work as a law enforcement official in the Philippines. Contrary to the petitioners’ contentions, neither the testimony nor any other evidence in the record compels the conclusion that Crelencia was targeted on account of his political opinion, real or imputed, or his membership in a particular social group, see id. at 1028-30 , or that his fear of future persecution is objectively reasonable, see Nahrvani v. Gonzales, 399…

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