Case: 21-60736 Document: 00516472613 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/15/2022 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 15, 2022 No. 21-60736 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk Bianca Ianelly Zavala-Salgado; Blanca Lucia Izaguirre-Zavala, Petitioners, versus Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Agency No. A 202 137 758 Agency No. A 202 137 759 Before Smith, Dennis, and Southwick, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* Bianca Zavala-Salgado and her minor daughter, natives and citizens of Honduras, petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration * Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circum- stances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4. Case: 21-60736 Document: 00516472613 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/15/2022 No. 21-60736 Appeals upholding the denial of relief from removal. Zavala-Salgado con- tends that she qualifies for asylum and withholding of removal because she was harassed and mistreated at work on account of her political beliefs and activities. She also describes two other incidents, but they are not linked to her political beliefs—the protected ground here—so we do not consider them. See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A). Finally, she asserts that the harm she described and the conditions in Honduras indicate she will be tortured in the future. We review the Board’s decision and consider the ruling of the immi- gration judge only to the extent it influenced the Board. Singh v. Sessions, 880 F.3d 220, 224 (5th Cir. 2018). Factual findings are reviewed for substan- tial evidence, legal determinations de novo. Lopez-Gomez v. Ashcroft, 263 F.3d 442, 444 (5th Cir. 2001). Under the substantial evidence standard, we may not overturn a factual finding unless the evidence compels a contrary result. Martinez-Lopez v. Barr, 943 F.3d 766, 769 (5th Cir. 2019). We are not compelled to find that Zavala-Salgado has proven the ele- ments of her asylum claims of past or future persecution. The harm de- scribed is not similar to extreme conduct. See Eduard v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 182, 189 (5th Cir. 2004); see also Morales v. Sessions, 860 F.3d 812, 816 (5th Cir. 2017). We are also not compelled to find that Zavala-Salgado has proven she will be persecuted or that members of her political party face widespread persecution in Honduras. Additionally, we note that she has not materially challenged the immigration judge’s finding that she could safely relocate to escape any future harm. Thuri v. Ashcroft, 380 F.3d 788, 793 (5th Cir. 2004). Because withholding requires a higher standard than does asylum, these claims necessarily fail where asylum is not proven. See Dayo v. Holder, 687 F.3d 653, 658–59 (5th Cir. 2012). We are not compelled to find that Zavala-Salgado has proven she will, 2 Case: 21-60736 Document: 00516472613 Page: 3 Date Filed: 09/15/2022 No. 21-60736 more likely than not, be tortured upon removal. Tamara-Gomez v. Gonzales, 447 …
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