FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEC 02 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
EDELIO CAMPOS HERNANDEZ, No. 11-70935
Petitioner, Agency No. A092-801-953
v.
MEMORANDUM*
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted November 19, 2013**
Before: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Edelio Campos Hernandez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro
se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his
appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum,
withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture
*
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).
(“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for
substantial evidence factual findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-
85 (9th Cir. 2006). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Even if Campos Hernandez’s asylum application was timely, substantial
evidence supports the agency’s finding that his past experiences in Guatemala,
including the incident in which police once hit him in the chest with a rifle, did not
rise to the level of persecution. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016-17 (9th
Cir. 2003). Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s determination that his
fear of gang-related crime in Guatemala is not a basis for relief. See Zetino v.
Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010) (“An alien’s desire to be free from
harassment by criminals motivated by theft or random violence by gang members
bears no nexus to a protected ground.”). Accordingly, Campos Hernandez’s
asylum claim fails.
Because Campos Hernandez failed to establish eligibility for asylum, his
withholding of removal claim necessarily fails. See Zehatye, 453 F.3d at 1190.
Further, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s denial of CAT protection
because Campos Hernandez failed to demonstrate it is more likely than not he
would be tortured upon return to Guatemala. See Zheng v. Holder, 644 F.3d 829,
835 (9th Cir. 2011).
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Finally, we lack jurisdiction to review Campos Hernandez’s contentions
related to an application for permanent resident status because he did not raise
them to the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir. 2004).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
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