Modu JAWARA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent, 473 F. App'x 669

MEMORANDUM Modu Jawara, a native and citizen of Sierra Leone, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence findings of fact. Sowe v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 1281, 1285 (9th Cir.2008). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that, even if Jawara was entitled to a presumption of a well-founded fear of persecution, the presumption was rebutted by evidence of changed country conditions in Sierra Leone. See id. at 1286. Therefore, Jawara’s asylum claims fails. Because Jawara failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily fails to meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir.2006).

Lastly, substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Jawara has not established a clear probability of torture at the hands of the government or with its consent or acquiescence upon return to Sierra Leone. See Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1073 (9th Cir.2008). Accordingly, Jawara’s CAT claim fails. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.