Court Opinion

ID: 8432976
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-04 08:57:16.060901+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:48:39.345008
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MEMORANDUM ***
Guadalupe Marroquin-Alegria, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her application for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have jurisdiction under former 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997). We review for substantial evidence and will reverse the IJ’s determination only if the evidence compels such a result. Ochave v. INS, 254 F.3d 859, 861-62 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that even if Marroquin-Alegria’s testimony is taken as true, she faded to establish that she suffered past persecution or has a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. See id. at 865-66. The guerillas’ initial interest in Marroquin-Alegria was due to the medical assistance she could provide to wounded members of the guerilla group. Although she testified she was blamed for the deaths of two guerillas, the evidence does not compel the conclusion that the beatings and threats she received occurred as a result of an imputed political opinion. See id. at 866-67.
*8Because Marroquin-Alegria failed to demonstrate that she is eligible for asylum, it follows that she did not satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of deportation. See de Leon-Barrios v. INS, 116 F.3d 391, 394 (9th Cir.1997).
Pursuant to Elian v. Ashcroft, 370 F.3d 897 (9th Cir.2004) (order), Marroquin-Al-egria’s voluntary departure period will begin to run upon issuance of this court’s mandate.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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