Opinion
Agency No. A75-248-015. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. August 19, 2003
The 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
Jesus Alberto Vargas-Corona, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's denial of his application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and we deny the petition.
We review factual determinations concerning a petitioner's eligibility for asylum for substantial evidence and must uphold the BIA's decision unless the evidence compels a contrary result. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992).
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's determination that Vargas-Corona failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution because he did not present specific evidence showing a fear of persecution but rather a fear of general civil unrest. See Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1095-96 (9th Cir.2002); Limsico v. INS, 951 F.2d 210, 212 (9th Cir.1991).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.