Victor Hugo Renoj-Aldana 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 concludes this case is suitable for decision**
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
VICTOR HUGO RENOJ-ALDANA,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 11-72857
Agency No. A070-776-004
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted September 10, 2012**
Before: WARDLAW, CLIFTON, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Victor Hugo Renoj-Aldana, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro
se for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals, dismissing his
appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application of asylum.
We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence
FILED
SEP 14 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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the agency’s factual findings, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th
Cir. 2006), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that Renoj-Aldana failed
to establish past persecution arising from his mistreatment by guerrillas. See INS v.
Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 482 (refusal to join an organization does not amount
to a political opinion). Substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s finding that
Renoj-Aldana failed to establish an objectively reasonable well-founded fear of
future persecution. See Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1095-96 (9th Cir.
2002). Accordingly, Renoj-Aldana’s asylum claim fails.
Renoj-Aldana’s claim that the IJ failed to advise him concerning his
payment of a voluntary departure bond is not supported by the record.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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