Case Name: Cesar AQUINO-CARRILLO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-06-17
Citations: 579 F. App'x 547
Docket Number: No. 09-72569
Parties: Cesar AQUINO-CARRILLO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: McKEOWN, WARDLAW, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 579
Pages: 547–548

Head Matter:
Cesar AQUINO-CARRILLO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 09-72569.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 12, 2014.
Filed June 17, 2014.
Cesar Aquino-Carrillo, Chula Vista, CA, pro se.
Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Erica Miles, Senior Litigation Counsel, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: McKEOWN, WARDLAW, 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
Cesar Aquino-Carrillo, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006). We deny the petition for review.
Even if Aquino-Carrillo established an exception to excuse his untimely asylum application, substantial evidence supports the agency's finding that Aquino-Carrillo failed to show the government of Guatemala was or would be unwilling or unable to control the people he fears. See Truong v. Holder, 613 F.3d 938, 941 (9th Cir.2010) (per curiam) (record did not compel finding petitioners faced persecution by the government or forces the government was unwilling or unable to control). Thus, Aquino-Carrillo's asylum claim fails.
Because Aquino-Carrillo did not meet the lower burden of proof for asylum, his claim for withholding of removal necessarily fails. See Zehatye, 453 F.3d at 1190.
Finally, substantial evidence supports the agency's finding that Aquino-Carrillo failed to establish it is more likely than not that he would be tortured with the consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to Guatemala. See Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 747-48 (9th Cir.2008). Thus, Aquino-Carrillo's CAT 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.