Basraei

MEMORANDUM **

Ali Basraei, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) that affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) 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 . We review for substantial evidence, see Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that the untimely filing of the asylum application should be excused. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.4 (a)(5). Accordingly, Basraei is statutorily ineligible for asylum.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s and BIA’s decision that Basraei failed to establish that his experiences in Iran rose to the level of past persecution. See Khourassany v. INS, 208 F.3d 1096, 1100-01 (9th Cir.2000). Further, the record does not compel a finding that it is more likely than not that Basraei will be persecuted on account of a protected ground if he returns to Iran. See Hakeem, 273 F.3d at 816-17 . We therefore conclude that substantial evidence supports the IJ’s and BIA’s decision that Basraei failed…