FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION SEP 28 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MAUDIEL AMAYA-URBINA, No. 08-70489
Petitioner, Agency No. A098-570-293
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted September 13, 2010 **
Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Maudiel Amaya-Urbina, a native and citizen of El Salvador, 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
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
(“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. This court reviews de
novo questions of law, Cerezo v. Mukasey, 512 F.3d 1163, 1166 (9th Cir. 2008),
except to the extent that deference is owed to the BIA’s determination of the
governing statutes and regulations, Simeonov v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532, 535 (9th
Cir. 2004). This court reviews factual findings for substantial evidence. Zehatye v.
Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir. 2006). We deny the petition for
review.
We reject petitioner’s claim that he is eligible for asylum or withholding of
removal based upon an anti-gang political opinion or his membership in a
particular social group. See Barrios v. Holder, 581 F.3d 849, 854-56 (9th Cir.
2009); Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 744-47 (9th Cir. 2008).
Accordingly, because petitioner failed to demonstrate that he was or will be
persecuted on account of a protected ground, we deny the petition as to his asylum
and withholding of removal claims. See Barrios, 581 F.3d at 856.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT protection
because petitioner failed to show it is more likely than not that he would be
tortured if returned to El Salvador. See Santos-Lemus, 542 F.3d at 747-48.
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Finally, we reject petitioner’s allegation that the BIA issued a streamlined
decision because it is belied by the record. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246
(9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error to establish a due process violation).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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