Carlos Armando Guevara Guzman v. ERIC H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without**
oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
CARLOS ARMANDO GUEVARA
GUZMAN,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 08-72463
Agency No. A098-349-022
MEMORANDUM *
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted November 17, 2009**
Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
Carlos Armando Guevara Guzman, a native and citizen of El Salvador,
petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order
FILED
NOV 30 2009
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C O U R T O F AP PE ALS

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dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his
application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8
U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings.
Cruz-Navarro v. INS, 232 F.3d 1024, 1028 (9th Cir. 2000). We deny the petition
for review.
Guevara Guzman testified gang members attacked him because they
believed he had money and/or other items they wanted. Substantial evidence
supports the agency’s conclusion that Guevara Guzman failed to demonstrate that
he was harmed or has a well-founded fear of harm on account of a protected
ground. See Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1486-87 (9th Cir. 2007); see also
Parussimova v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734, 740-41 (9th Cir. 2009) (the protected
ground has to be “one central reason” for persecution). Accordingly, Guevara
Guzman’s claims for asylum and withholding of removal fail.
To the extent Guevara Guzman challenges the BIA’s denial of his motion to
reconsider, we lack jurisdiction to consider it because Guevara Guzman did not
petition for review of that order. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1258
(9th Cir. 1996).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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