Yeny Duron-Arita v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Yeny Aracely Duron-Arita, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration . Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review 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 interpretation of the governing statutes and regulations, Simeonov v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532, 535 (9th Cir.2004). We review for substantial evidence factual findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Duron-Arita failed to establish gang members targeted her in Honduras on account of a political opinion or membership in a particular social group. See Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 745-46 (9th Cir.2008); see also Soriano v. Holder, 569 F.3d 1162, 1166 (9th Cir.2009) (rejecting “government informants” as a particular social group). We reject…