Case Name: Oscar Armando DIAZ-CORVERA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-04-22
Citations: 516 F. App'x 621
Docket Number: No. 11-72766
Parties: Oscar Armando DIAZ-CORVERA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: CANBY, IKUTA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 516
Pages: 621–622

Head Matter:
Oscar Armando DIAZ-CORVERA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 11-72766.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 16, 2013.
Filed April 22, 2013.
Inna Lipkin, Esquire, Counsel, Law Offices of Inna Lipkin, Redwood City, CA, for Petitioner.
Kate Deboer Balaban, Esquire, Trial, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: CANBY, IKUTA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Oscar Armando Diaz-Corvera, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order 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. Shrestka v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.
The record does not compel the conclusion that Diaz-Corvera has shown extraordinary circumstances to excuse the untimely filing of his asylum application, where he testified that he knew about the filing deadline and chose not to file because he feared being removed if his asylum claim was denied. See 8 C.F.R § 1208.4(a)(5). Accordingly, Diaz-Corv-era's asylum claim fails. We reject Diaz-Corvera's contention that the BIA's refusal to consider changed circumstances deprived him of due process, because the BIA considered and rejected his changed circumstances argument. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (petitioner must show error to establish a due process violation).
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's denial of withholding of removal because Diaz-Corvera failed to establish that the government was unable or unwilling to control the individuals who threatened him. See Nahrvani v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir.2005). Because he has not shown past persecution, Diaz-Corv-era's contention that he is entitled to a presumption of future persecution fails. See Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1096 (9th Cir.2002). Further, substantial evidence supports the agency's finding that Diaz-Corvera failed to demonstrate it is more likely than not he will be persecuted if he returns to El Salvador, because the people who threatened him have not inquired about his whereabouts since 2006, and country conditions evi dence shows that political violence in El Salvador is sporadic. See Tamang v. Holder, 598 F.3d 1083, 1094-95 (9th Cir.2010) (evidence of changed country conditions mitigates against fear of future persecution upon return). Accordingly, Diaz-Corvera's withholding of removal claim fails.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.