Case Name: Beezy PORTILLO-MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-09-22
Citations: 396 F. App'x 397
Docket Number: No. 07-74404
Parties: Beezy PORTILLO-MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 396
Pages: 397–398

Head Matter:
Beezy PORTILLO-MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 07-74404.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 13, 2010.
Filed Sept. 22, 2010.
Gloria Lopez, Esquire, Law Office of Gloria Lopez, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
ADA Elsie Bosque, Trial, OIL, DOJ— 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: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN and N.R. 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
Beezy Portillo-Martinez, native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying her application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence factual findings. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 & n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's conclusion that Portillo-Martinez did not demonstrate past persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution because she has not shown the harm she suffered or fears was on account of a protected ground. See id. at 481-82, 112 S.Ct. 812. Further, substantial evidence also supports the BIA's finding that Portillo-Mar-tinez could relocate safely within El Salvador. See Ochave v. INS, 254 F.3d 859, 867-68 (9th Cir.2001).
Because Portillo-Martinez failed to meet the lower burden of proof for asylum, it follows that she has not met the higher standard for withholding of removal. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir.2006).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.