Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 15, 2004, No. 03-74198; Agency No. A70-787-140 (Vasquez v. Ashcroft)

MEMORANDUM **

Eduardo A. Vasquez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of deportation. Because the transitional rules apply, see Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997), we have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C.