Khachatryan v. Gonzales
Khachatryan v. Gonzales
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Armen Khachatryan, a native of the former Soviet Union and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, see Gonnley v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1172, 1176 (9th Cir. 2004), and we deny the petition for review.
As Khachatryan is unable to meet the burden of proof for asylum, he necessarily fails to meet the higher burden of proof for withholding of removal. See Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1255 (9th Cir. 2003).
Khachatryan also failed to establish eligibility for CAT relief because he did not show it was more likely than not that he would be tortured if removed to Armenia. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(c)(2); Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1157 (9th Cir. 2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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