Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 13, 2004, No. 03-73121; Agency No. A70-781-475 (Lopez v. Ashcroft)

MEMORANDUM**

Balter Leonel Gomez Lopez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s denial of his application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence and reverse only if the evidence compels a contrary conclusion.