Angel Saravia v. Eric Holder, Jr. , 407 F. App'x 204 ( 2010 )

FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEC 29 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ANGEL MARIA SARAVIA and JAIRO No. 09-72674
DAVID SARAVIA,
Agency Nos. A073-395-470
Petitioners, A079-271-425
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
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Submitted December 14, 2010
San Francisco, California
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Angel Maria Saravia, the lead petitioner, and her son Jairo David Saravia,
natives and citizens of El Salvador, petition pro se for review of the decision of the
Board of Immigration Appeals summarily affirming the immigration judge’s denial
*
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).
of their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the
Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We
review for substantial evidence and will uphold the IJ’s determination unless the
evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478,
481 (1992). We deny the petition.
The lead petitioner alleges persecution arising from guerrilla activity in the
El Salvador civil war in the 1980s. Petitioner testified that she was not detained,
harmed, or directly threatened by the guerillas. Substantial evidence supports the
agency’s determination that petitioner failed to establish past persecution. See Lim
v. INS, 224 F.3d 929, 936 (9th Cir. 2000). Substantial evidence also supports the
agency’s determination that petitioner failed to establish a well-founded fear of
future persecution in light of changed country conditions following the 1996 peace
accords. See Gonzales-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 997-98 (9th Cir.
2003).
Because lead petitioner failed to establish eligibility for asylum, she
necessarily failed to meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal.
See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir. 2006).
Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because
petitioner has not established it is more likely than not she will be tortured by or
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with the acquiescence of the El Salvador government. See Silaya v. Mukasey, 524
F.3d 1066, 1073 (9th Cir. 2008).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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