Hakob Amlikyan v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Rene Flores Gomez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, 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 and withholding of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 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 deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that the death threats made against Flores Gomez during the Salvadoran civil war did not rise to the level of persecution. See Lim v. INS, 224 F.3d 929, 936 (9th Cir.2000) (record did not compel finding threats against petitioner, including death threats, constituted past persecution). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s finding that Flores Gomez failed to establish a well-founded fear of persecution by guerrillas or the FMLN if he returns to El Salvador. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2003) (possibility of persecution was “too speculative”). We lack jurisdiction to review the social-group and…