Case Name: Jose SANCHEZ, a.k.a. Jose Leonardo Angulo-Sanchez, a.k.a. Jose Angulo-Sanchez, a.k.a. Jose Leonardo Angulo, a.k.a. Jose Angulo, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-07-09
Citations: 386 F. App'x 706
Docket Number: No. 08-71552
Parties: Jose SANCHEZ, a.k.a. Jose Leonardo Angulo-Sanchez, a.k.a. Jose Angulo-Sanchez, a.k.a. Jose Leonardo Angulo, a.k.a. Jose Angulo, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 386
Pages: 706–707

Head Matter:
Jose SANCHEZ, a.k.a. Jose Leonardo Angulo-Sanchez, a.k.a. Jose Angulo-Sanchez, a.k.a. Jose Leonardo Angulo, a.k.a. Jose Angulo, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-71552.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 29, 2010.
Filed July 9, 2010.
Jorge Ivan Rodriguez-Choi, Esquire, Law Offices of Jorge Rodriguez-Choi, Oakland, CA, for Petitioner.
David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, Liza Murcia, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Le-fevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, 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
Jose Sanchez, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order summarily affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence factual findings, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's determination that the cumulative harm Sanchez suffered in Nicaragua, which included employment discrimination and harassment, did not rise to the level of persecution. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016-18 (9th Cir.2003). Substantial evidence also supports the IJ's finding that Sanchez failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of future persecution because it is too speculative to assume that he will be persecuted as a result of the Sandinistas' return to power. See id. at 1018. Accordingly, Sanchez's asylum claim fails.
Because Sanchez did not establish eligibility for asylum, it necessarily follows that he did not satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir.2006).
Finally, we deny Sanchez's request for judicial notice of evidence that was available before the BIA's decision. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(A); cf. Gafoor v. INS, 231 F.3d 645, 655-57 (9th Cir.2000).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.