Opinion
No. 06-71989.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed October 1, 2007.
Albertino Julian Barrios-Jimenez, Los Angeles, CA, pro se.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A73-809-224.
Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Albertino Julian Barrios-Jimenez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") dismissal of his appeal from the Immigration Judge's order denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT").
We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we deny the petition for review.
The record does not compel the conclusion that Barrios-Jimenez has shown either changed or extraordinary circumstances to excuse the untimely filing of his asylum application. See Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 657-58 (9th Cir. 2007) (per curiam); See also 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4(a)(4), (5). Accordingly, we deny the petition for review as to Barrios-Jimenez's asylum claim.
Substantial evidence also supports the BIA's denial of the withholding of removal claim because Barrios-Jimenez failed to show that it is more likely than not that he will be persecuted in Guatemala on account of a protected ground. See Gtti v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1230 (9th Cir. 2002).
Finally, substantial evidence supports the BIA's conclusion that Barrios-Jimenez failed to establish that it is more likely than not that he would be tortured in Guatemala. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir. 2003).