Murillo-Mendez

MEMORANDUM

Ana Cristina Murillo-Mendez, 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 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 questions of law de novo, and factual findings for substantial evidence. See Aguilar Gonzalez v. Mukasey, 584 F.3d 1204, 1208 (9th Cir.2008). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s denial of Murillo-Mendez’s asylum and withholding of removal claims because she failed to establish that she was or would be persecuted on account of a protected ground. See Ochoa v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1166, 1170-72 (9th Cir.2005). Murillo-Mendez’s reporting of the gang’s criminal activity to the police does not constitute expression of a political opinion. See Sori-ano v. Holder, 569 F.3d 1162, 1164-65 (9th Cir.2009) (opposing organized crime by informing police about two individuals’ criminal activities is not expression of political opinion). Further, even if Murillo-Mendez’s family qualifies as…