Adriano-Figueroa

MEMORANDUM

Bayardo Edwinsin Pavón Tejada, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for review of a 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”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review de novo questions of law, Cerezo v. Mukasey, 512 F.Sd 1163, 1166 (9th Cir.2008), except to the extent that deference is owed to the BIA’s determination of the governing statutes and regulations, Simeonov v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532, 535 (9th Cir.2004). We review factual findings for substantial evidence, Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 742 (9th Cir.2008). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

We reject Tejada’s claim that he is eligible for asylum and withholding of removal on account of his anti-gang political opinion, or based on his membership in a particular social group. See Barrios v. Holder, 581 F.3d 849, 855-56 (9th Cir.2009); Santos-Lemus, 542 F.3d at 745-46 . Accordingly, because Tejada failed to show he was persecuted or fears persecution on account of a…