Case Name: Ricardo Suarez GUZMAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-04-26
Citations: 472 F. App'x 795
Docket Number: No. 08-73852
Parties: Ricardo Suarez GUZMAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 472
Pages: 795–796

Head Matter:
Ricardo Suarez GUZMAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-73852.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 17, 2102.
Filed April 26, 2012.
Ricardo Suarez Guzman, San Bernardino, CA, pro se.
James Arthur Hunolt, Senior Litigation Counsel, Nehal Kamani, Kohsei Ugumori, 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: LEAVY, PAEZ, and BEA, 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
Ricardo Suarez Guzman, native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence factual findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006). We deny the petition for review.
Guzman does not allege he suffered past persecution, but fears persecution based on a pattern or practice of persecution against individuals with AIDS as well as homosexuals in Mexico. The agency concluded that Guzman failed to establish a well-founded fear of persecution based on the perception that he is homosexual or his HIV/AIDS status. The record does not compel a contrary result. See Castro-Martinez v. Holder, 674 F.3d 1073, 1082-83 (9th Cir.2011) (applicant failed to establish the existence of a pattern or practice of persecution against homosexuals in Mexico or that he had a well-founded fear of persecution as a man with HIV/AIDS in Mexico). Accordingly, Guzman's asylum claim fails.
Because Guzman failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Zehatye, 453 F.3d at 1190.
Finally, substantial evidence supports the agency's conclusion that Guzman failed to establish that it is more likely than not he would be tortured by a public official or at the instigation or acquiescence of an official. See Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1068 (9th Cir.2009).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.