Yolanda Merari Raxic-Carreto v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
YOLANDA MERARI RAXIC-CARRETO,
Petitioner,
v.
JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney
General,
Respondent.
No. 14-70731
Agency No. A087-903-722
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted December 18, 2017**
Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges
Yolanda Merari Raxic-Carreto, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions
for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her
appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her application for asylum
and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED
DEC 28 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Silaya v. Mukasey,
524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny the petition for review.
The record does not compel the conclusion that Raxic-Carreto established
extraordinary or changed circumstances to excuse her untimely asylum application.
See 8 C.F.R. §§ 1208.4(a)(4), (5); Toj-Culpatan v. Holder, 612 F.3d 1088, 1091-92
(9th Cir. 2010). Thus, Raxic-Carreto’s asylum claim fails.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Raxic-Carreto
failed to demonstrate a nexus between the harm she fears and a protected ground.
See Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010) (applicant’s “desire to
be free from harassment by criminals motivated by theft or random violence by
gang members has no nexus to a protected ground”). Thus, Raxic-Carreto’s
withholding of removal claim fails.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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