Julio Salinas-Zapata v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Bladimiro Vasquez-Barajas, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions 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 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. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA found that even if Vasquez-Barajas’s asylum application was timely, he failed to establish eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal because, inter alia, he did not establish the government of Mexico is unwilling or unable to control the individuals he fears. Vasquez-Barajas does not challenge this dispositive finding. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996) (issues not supported by argument are deemed waived). Thus, we deny the petition for review as to Vasquez-Barajas’s asylum and withholding of removal claims.

Finally, substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of Vasquez-Barajas’s CAT claim because he failed…