FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUN 29 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
FELIX GUILLEN GONZALEZ, No. 08-72831
Petitioner, Agency No. A070-967-208
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted June 15, 2011 **
Before: CANBY, O’SCANNLAIN, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Felix Guillen Gonzalez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming an
immigration judge’s denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal,
and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction
*
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).
under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the BIA’s factual
findings and will uphold the BIA’s decision unless the evidence compels a
contrary conclusion. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n.1 (1992). We
deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s denial of asylum and withholding of
removal because Gonzalez failed to establish that he was harmed or is at risk of
being harmed on account of any protected ground. See Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. at
483-84.
Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s denial of CAT relief because
Gonzalez failed to demonstrate that he would be tortured by or with the
acquiescence of the Guatemalan government. See Zheng v. Ashcroft, 332 F.3d
1186, 1194 (9th Cir. 2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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