Orellana
Orellana v. Holder
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Luis Amilcar Orellana, a native and citizen of Guatemala, 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 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), we deny the petition for review.
Because petitioner did not establish he was targeted on account of his political opinion, imputed or actual, see Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1489-90 (9th Cir. 1997), substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that Orellana did not establish that he was or would be persecuted on account of a protected ground, see Ochoa v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1166, 1170-72 (9th Cir.2005) (affirming BIA’s denial of asylum and withholding of removal where petitioners failed to establish their persecution was on account of social group or imputed political opinion). Accordingly, Orellana’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See id.