Baires-Bonilla
Baires-Bonilla v. Keisler
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ****
Santana Baires-Bonilla petitions for review from the Board of Immigration Appeal’s (“BIA”) denial of her claims for asylum and humanitarian asylum. 1 We grant the petition in part and remand Petitioner’s humanitarian asylum claim for the BIA to consider the claim under the correct legal standard.
1. We deny the petition with respect to Petitioner’s claim for asylum under 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13 (b)(1)(i). Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Petitioner does not have a well-founded fear of future persecution because of changed country conditions in El Salvador and the fact that Petitioner relocated safely within El Salvador for 10 years. See Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 1000 (9th Cir.2003) (“[W]here the BIA ... provides an individualized analysis of how changed conditions will affect the specific petitioner’s situation, substantial evidence will support the agency determination.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)); id. at 999 (“[T]he fact that [Petitioner] relocated to Guatemala City for several months without receiving any threats or letters is highly relevant. The BIA could have reasonably concluded that [Petitioner]…