ISABEL LOPEZ-RAMIREZ V. ERIC HOLDER, JR., No. 10-72845 (9th Cir. 2012)

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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 28 2012 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ISABEL LOPEZ-RAMIREZ; DUBIA MARIBEL MARTINEZ LOPEZ, No. 10-72845 Agency Nos. A070-933-788 A079-525-727 Petitioners, v. MEMORANDUM * ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted December 19, 2012 ** Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and FISHER, Circuit Judges. Isabel Lopez-Ramirez and Dubia Maribel Martinez Lopez, natives and citizens of Guatemala, petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge s decision denying their * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Gu v. Holder, 454 F.3d 1014, 1018 (9th Cir. 2006), and we deny the petition for review. Contrary to Lopez-Ramirez s contention, substantial evidence supports the agency s finding that the incident in which she was hit on the head with a gun did not rise to the level of persecution. See id. at 1020. Substantial evidence also supports the agency s determination that Lopez-Ramirez failed to establish a nexus between her past experiences, or her fear of future harm, and a protected ground. See Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1489-91 (9th Cir. 1997) (no evidence petitioner was persecuted on account of an actual or imputed political opinion). LopezRamirez s fear of future persecution is also undermined by her return trip to Guatemala. See Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir. 2001) (claim of persecution upon return is undermined when petitioner has returned to native country without incident). Accordingly, Lopez-Ramirez s asylum claim fails. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 10-72845

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