U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2010

Figeroa-Gonzalez v. Holder

Figeroa-Gonzalez v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided April 15, 2010 · Rymer, McKeown, Paez
375 F. App'x 795

Figeroa-Gonzalez v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jose Cilidonio Figeroa-Gonzalez, native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions pro se *796 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 protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing for substantial evidence, Ochoa v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1166, 1169 (9th Cir. 2005), we deny the petition for review.

The agency’s finding that Figeroa-Gon-zalez did not establish persecution on account of a particular social group is supported by substantial evidence. See Ochoa v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d at 1171 (social group comprised of business owners in Columbia who reject narco-trafficker demands too broad to qualify as a particularized social group). Accordingly, Figeroa-Gonzalez’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See id. at 1172.

Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because Fig-eroa-Gonzalez failed to establish that it is more likely than not he will be tortured in El Salvador. See Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1067-68 (9th Cir. 2009).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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

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