FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 27 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ELIAS DE JESUS DEL CID, No. 09-70768
Petitioner, Agency No. A096-045-895
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted October 19, 2010 **
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, TALLMAN, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
Elias De Jesus Del Cid, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro se
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 relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).
*
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).
Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review questions of law de
novo, Vasquez-Zavala v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 1105, 1107 (9th Cir. 2003), and we
deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
In his opening brief, petitioner failed to challenge the agency’s dispositive
denial of his asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT claims. See
Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues not
specifically raised and argued are deemed waived).
We lack jurisdiction to address petitioner’s contentions related to
cancellation of removal because the record reflects that he did not seek this form of
relief. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 676-78 (9th Cir. 2004).
Finally, petitioner’s contention that the BIA failed to adequately articulate its
reasons for denying his request for relief from removal is not supported by the
record. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
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