Alfredo Moreno v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Alfredo Moreno, 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, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009), for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, and de novo claims of due process violations, Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.

The agency found Moreno statutorily ineligible for asylum, due to a conviction for an aggravated felony. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)(2)(A)(ii). Moreno does not challenge this finding. Thus, we deny the petition as to Moreno’s asylum claim.

With respect to withholding of removal, substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Moreno failed to establish any past or future harm was or would be based on a protected ground. See Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir.2010); see also Parussimova v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734, 740 (9th Cir.2009)…