Glenford Prince v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Glenford Prince, a native and citizen of Jamaica, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) and rejecting his untimely brief. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 742 (9th Cir.2008), and de novo claims of due process violations in immigration proceedings, Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1012 (9th Cir.2010). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of Prince’s CAT claim because he failed to establish a likelihood of torture by, at the instigation of, or with consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to Jamaica. See Arteaga v. Mukasey, 511 F.3d 940, 948-49 (9th Cir.2007).

We reject Prince’s contention that the BIA violated his due process rights by failing to accept his untimely brief because the BIA gave Prince prior notice of the briefing schedule, and his failure to file a timely brief was not due…