Adriazola Casas v. Mukasey

MEMORANDUM **

Juan Carlos Adriazola Casas, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo the BIA’s interpretation of purely legal questions. Nuru v. Gonzales, 404 F.3d 1207, 1215 (9th Cir.2005). We review for substantial evidence the BIA’s findings of fact. Id. We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Adriazola Casas did not suffer past persecution on account of a protected ground. A reasonable fact-finder would not be compelled to find that the rock-throwing incident and the hit-and-run accident were motivated by Adriazola Casas’ political opinion or sexual orientation, see Navas v. INS, 217 F.3d 646, 656-57 (9th Cir.2000), or that the threats and harassment that Adriazola Casas faced rose to the level of persecution, see Lim v. INS, 224 F.3d 929, 936 (9th Cir.2000).

Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s finding that Adriazola Casas does…