U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2010

Rios v. Holder

Rios v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided April 14, 2010 · Rymer, McKeown, Paez
375 F. App'x 771

Rios v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Dante Jorge Rios and his wife, Lilia Rosa Zuniga, natives and citizens of Peru, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying their application for 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.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that Rios and Zuniga failed to demonstrate that they were harmed on account of an imputed political opinion. See Parussimova v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734, 740-42 (9th Cir. 2009) (the protected ground has to be “one central reason” for persecution). Accordingly, Rios and Zuni-ga’s claim for withholding of removal fails.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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

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