Carlos Arnoldo Conde Quevedo v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Carlos Amoldo Conde Quevedo and Amalia Conde Turcios, natives and citizens of Guatemala, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their applications for asylum, withholding-of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir.2008). We deny in part and grant in part the petition for review, and we remand.

Petitioners do not challenge the agency’s finding that their asylum applications were untimely. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996) (issues not specifically raised and argued in a party’s opening brief are waived). Thus, we deny the petition as to their asylum claims.

In analyzing petitioners’ claims, the BIA assumed Conde Quevedo was a credible witness. We reject petitioners’ contentions that the BIA erred by not analyzing the IJ’s credibility finding further.

.Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because petitioners failed to…