NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 9 2020
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
SARA ELIZABETH GIRON, AKA Sara No. 16-72922
Elizabeth Giron Orellana,
Agency No. A094-455-193
Petitioner,
v. MEMORANDUM*
WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted June 2, 2020**
Before: LEAVY, PAEZ, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.
Sara Elizabeth Giron, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions pro se for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an
immigration judge’s decision denying her application for withholding of removal
and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual
findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir. 2006). We
review de novo due process claims in immigration proceedings. Jiang v. Holder,
754 F.3d 733, 738 (9th Cir. 2014). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Giron failed to
establish that the harm she fears from gang members would be on account of a
protected ground. See Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010) (an
applicant’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 Giron’s contention that the agency erred by failing to provide a reasoned
analysis in denying her claim. See Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 990 (9th
Cir. 2010) (agency need not write an exegesis on every contention). Thus, Giron’s
withholding of removal claim fails.
We do not consider Giron’s claim that the social group “a woman returning
with her family to El Salvador after many years in the U.S.” is cognizable because
the BIA did not decide the issue, see Santiago-Rodriguez v. Holder, 657 F.3d 820,
829 (9th Cir. 2011) (review limited to the grounds relied on by the BIA), and Giron
does not contend the BIA erred in finding that this claim was not properly before
it, see Corro-Barragan v. Holder, 718 F.3d 1174, 1177 n.5 (9th Cir. 2013) (failure
to contest issue in opening brief resulted in waiver).
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Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because
Giron failed to show it is more likely than not she would be tortured by or with the
consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to El Salvador. See Aden v.
Holder, 589 F.3d 1040, 1047 (9th Cir. 2009).
Giron’s contentions that the agency violated her due process rights by
conducting her hearing by video conference fail. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241,
1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error and prejudice to prevail on a due process
claim).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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