Tzoc-Alfaro

MEMORANDUM **

Juana Lorena Tzoc-Alfaro, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals that summarily affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her 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, see Nahrvani v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 1148, 1151 (9th Cir.2005), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision. The evidence in the record does not compel the conclusion that the threats made against Tzoc-Alfaro and her husband establish a well-founded fear of future persecution in Guatemala. See Mendez-Gutierrez v. Gonzales, 444 F.3d 1168, 1171-72 (9th Cir.2006); see also Nahrvani, 399 F.3d at 1154-54 . Furthermore, Tzoc-Alfaro did not demonstrate that her father-in-law’s death, the robbery she suffered, or the abuse committed against her by her brother occurred on account of a protected ground. See Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1490 (9th Cir.1997).

Because Tzoc-Alfaro failed to meet her burden for asylum, she necessarily did not satisfy the more…