Jorge Santos Perez; 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).
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JORGE SANTOS PEREZ; et al.,
Petitioners,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 07-72863
Agency Nos. A029-378-516
A096-165-947
MEMORANDUM *
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted January 11, 2010**
Before: BEEZER, TROTT, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Jorge Santos Perez and his son, both natives and citizens of Guatemala,
petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his
appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum.
FILED
JAN 21 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing for substantial
evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n.1 (1992), we deny the
petition for review.
Perez contends that he will be persecuted by either the guerillas or the
military if he returns to Guatemala. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s
finding that Perez failed to establish that a reasonable person in his circumstances
would fear persecution upon return to Guatemala. See Li v. INS, 92 F.3d 985, 987
(9th Cir. 1996). Accordingly, Perez’s asylum claim fails.
Perez does not does challenge the denial of his withholding of removal
claim. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues
not supported by argument are deemed waived).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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