Recinos-Asencio
Recinos-Asencio v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Gustavo Adolfo Recinos-Asencio, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) opinion which affirmed without opinion the Immigration Judge’s (“U”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Where the BIA affirms the IJ’s *798 decision without an opinion, we review directly the IJ’s decision. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review for substantial evidence the IJ’s decision and may reverse only if the evidence compels such a result. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We deny the petition.
Recinos-Asencio seeks asylum based on his fear that his father’s murderers will harm him and his family. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Recinos-Asencio failed to establish an objectively-reasonable, well-founded fear of future persecution on account of a protected ground. See id. at 481-82 , 112 S.Ct. 812 ; see also Aruta v. INS, 80 F.3d 1389, 1395-96 (9th Cir.1996).