Yilin Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Yilin Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr., 402 F. App'x 274 (9th Cir. 2010)

Yilin Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

*275 MEMORANDUM **

Yilin Zhang, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir. 2009), and we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review Zhang’s claim that the transcript of the hearing testimony was incomplete because he failed to raise the argument before the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir. 2004) (no jurisdiction over legal claims not presented in administrative proceedings below). Accordingly, we dismiss the petition with respect to that claim.

Zhang failed to raise any substantive challenge to the BIA’s denial of his claims for relief in his opening brief. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues not specifically raised and argued in a party’s opening brief are waived). Accordingly, we deny the petition as to his asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT claims.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
YILIN ZHANG, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished