Case Name: Cesar LOPEZ-PALACIOS, Petitioner, v. Peter D. KEISLER, Acting Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-10-01
Citations: 249 F. App'x 604
Docket Number: No. 05-73334
Parties: Cesar LOPEZ-PALACIOS, Petitioner, v. Peter D. KEISLER, Acting Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 249
Pages: 604–605

Head Matter:
Cesar LOPEZ-PALACIOS, Petitioner, v. Peter D. KEISLER, Acting Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 05-73334.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 24, 2007.
Filed Oct. 1, 2007.
Simon Salinas, Esq., Tustin, CA, for Petitioner.
District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Le-Fevre, Chief Counsel, John S. Hogan, Esq., Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Peter D. Keisler is substituted for his predecessor, Alberto R. Gonzales, as Acting Attorney General of the United States, pursuant to Fed. R.App. P. 43(c)(2).
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Cesar Lopez-Palacios, a native and citizen of Colombia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Where, as here, the BIA adopts the decision of the IJ, we review the IJ's decision as if it were that of the BIA. See Abebe v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 1037, 1039 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc).
We have jurisdiction to review the IJ's finding of no extraordinary or changed circumstances to excuse the untimely filing of Lopez-Palacios' asylum application. The record does not compel the conclusion that Lopez-Palacios has shown either changed or extraordinary circumstances to excuse the untimely filing of his asylum application. See Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 657-58 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam); see also 8 C.F.R. § 208.4(a)(4), (a)(5). Accordingly, we deny the petition for review as to Lopez-Palacios' asylum claim.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's finding that Lopez-Palacios did not satisfy the standard for withholding of removal. See Faruk v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 940, 944 (9th Cir.2004). Substantial evidence also supports the denial of CAT relief because Lopez-Palacios did not establish that it is more likely than not that he will be tortured if returned to Colombia. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir.2003). Accordingly, we deny the petition for review as to Lopez-Palacios' withholding of removal and CAT claims.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.