FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 01 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ANTONIO ELISENDER CABRERA- No. 09-71797
CASTILLO,
Agency No. A099-473-116
Petitioner,
v. MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted June 29, 2010 **
San Francisco, California
Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Antonio Elisender Cabrera-Castillo, a native and citizen of Guatemala,
petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of his
application for asylum.
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
Cabrera-Castillo contends that the BIA failed to state sufficient reasons to
support its decision. We conclude that the BIA’s decision was sufficiently
detailed and reasoned to facilitate our review on appeal. See Vinnanueva-Franco
v. INS, 802 F.3d 327, 330 (9th Cir. 1986) (“all that is necessary is a decision that
sets out terms sufficient to enable [the] reviewing court to see that the [BIA] has
heard, considered, and decided.”)
Petitioner also contends that he is entitled to asylum because he will be
persecuted for his anti-gang beliefs and his refusal to be recruited by gangs. We
reject Cabrera-Castillo’s claim that he is eligible for asylum based on alleged
persecution arising from his anti-gang opinions and actions. See Barrios v. Holder,
581 F.3d 849, 854-56 (9th Cir. 2009); Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738,
745-47 (9th Cir. 2008). Because Cabrera-Castillo failed to demonstrate that he
suffered harm that rose to the level of persecution or that it was on account of a
protected ground, we deny the petition for review.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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