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Suriano v. Ashcroft

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 15, 2003
73 F. App'x 261 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion


73 Fed.Appx. 261 (9th Cir. 2003) Pablo Cesar Sanchez SURIANO, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 02-71833. Agency No. A72-510-505. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. August 15, 2003

Submitted August 11, 2003.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, HAWKINS and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Pablo Cesar Sanchez Suriano, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") summary affirmance of an immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a), see Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ's determination that Suriano failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution because he presented no evidence that guerillas attempted to forcibly recruit him based on his actual or imputed political beliefs. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 482-83, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992).

Because Suriano does not satisfy the standard for asylum, he necessarily fails to satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of deportation. See Pedro-Mateo v. INS, 224 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.2000).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Suriano v. Ashcroft

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 15, 2003
73 F. App'x 261 (9th Cir. 2003)
Case details for

Suriano v. Ashcroft

Case Details

Full title:Pablo Cesar Sanchez SURIANO, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 15, 2003

Citations

73 F. App'x 261 (9th Cir. 2003)