Case Name: Julio Antonio IZQUIERDO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-05-17
Citations: 478 F. App'x 385
Docket Number: No. 06-74629
Parties: Julio Antonio IZQUIERDO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: CANBY, GRABER, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 478
Pages: 385–386

Head Matter:
Julio Antonio IZQUIERDO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-74629.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 15, 2012.
Filed May 17, 2012.
Rhoda Wilkinson Domingo, Esquire, Law Office of Rhoda Wilkinson Domingo, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, Oil, Anthony Cardozo Payne, Senior Litigation Counsel, Lindsay Elizabeth Williams, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: CANBY, GRABER, and M. SMITH, 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
Julio Antonio Izquierdo, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of the agency's denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"), and adjustment of status, and the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") denial of his motion to reopen and reconsider. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings, we review for abuse of discretion the denial of motions to reopen and reconsider, and we review de novo questions of law including claims of due process violations. See Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's denial of asylum because Izquierdo's fear of returning to Peru was not objectively reasonable, given the lack of record evidence that the Shining Path would target him upon his return. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2003).
Because Izquierdo failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to meet the higher standard of eligibility for withholding of removal. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir.2006).
Substantial evidence supports the agency's denial of CAT relief, because Izquier-do failed to show it is more likely than not he will be tortured by or with the acquiescence of the government if returned to Peru. See Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1067-68 (9th Cir.2009).
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Izquierdo's motion to reopen, because he failed to establish prima facie eligibility for relief. See INS v. Abudu, 485 U.S. 94, 104-05, 108 S.Ct. 904, 99 L.Ed.2d 90 (1988) (the BIA may deny a motion to reopen for failure to establish a prima facie case for the underlying relief sought). The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to reconsider as untimely. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(2).
Finally, we lack jurisdiction to review the agency's discretionary denial of adjustment of status, and Izquierdo does not raise a colorable due process challenge to this discretionary determination. See Bazua-Cota v. Gonzales, 466 F.3d 747, 748-49 (9th Cir.2006).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.