Gloria Portillo De Sanchez v. Loretta E. Lynch

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Gloria Portillo De Sanchez v. Loretta E. Lynch, 667 F. App'x 235 (9th Cir. 2016)

Gloria Portillo De Sanchez v. Loretta E. Lynch

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Gloria Esperanza Portillo de Sanchez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions *236 pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.G. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law and for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Vilchez v. Holder, 682 F.3d 1195, 1198 (9th Cir. 2012). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Portillo de Sanchez failed to establish a nexus between her past experiences or the future harm she fears in El Salvador and a protected ground. See Parussimova v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734, 740-41 (9th Cir. 2008) (under the REAL ID Act, an applicant must prove a protected ground is at least ‘one central reason’ for persecution); see also Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010) (petitioner’s “desire to be free from harassment by criminals motivated by theft or random violence by gang members bears no nexus to a protected ground”). We reject Portillo de Sanchez’s due process contention that the agency applied an incorrect legal standard in the analysis of her claims. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error to prevail on a due process claim). Thus, her asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Zetino, 622 F.3d at 1016.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3,

Reference

Full Case Name
Gloria Esperanza PORTILLO DE SANCHEZ, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished