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Xiuying Li v. Holder

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Nov 28, 2014
585 F. App'x 734 (9th Cir. 2014)

Opinion

No. 13-70341

11-28-2014

XIUYING LI, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Agency No. A099-458-331 MEMORANDUM On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Xiuying Li, native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying her application for asylum and withholding of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence factual findings, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir. 2009), and we deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that Li established changed circumstances to excuse her untimely filed asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4(a)(4); see also Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 657-58 (9th Cir. 2007) (per curiam). We lack jurisdiction to consider arguments regarding changed circumstances that Li did not raise to the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2004). Finally, we reject Li's contention that the agency's analysis of changed circumstances is contrary to the intent of the law. Thus, Li's asylum claim fails.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA's finding that Li failed to establish it is more likely than not that she would suffer mistreatment constituting persecution if returned to China. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(b)(2); Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir. 2006) (to qualify for withholding of removal, an alien must show a clear probability of future persecution). Thus, Li's withholding of removal claim fails.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Xiuying Li v. Holder

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Nov 28, 2014
585 F. App'x 734 (9th Cir. 2014)
Case details for

Xiuying Li v. Holder

Case Details

Full title:XIUYING LI, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Nov 28, 2014

Citations

585 F. App'x 734 (9th Cir. 2014)