Miguel Lopez-Velez v. Loretta E. Lynch
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Miguel Angel Lopez-Velez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ 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 for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir. 2006). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that Lopez-Velez did not establish changed or extraordinary circumstances to excuse his untimely asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4 (a)(4), (5); see also Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 656-58 (9th Cir. 2007). Thus, we deny Lopez-Velez’s petition as to his asylum claim.
Lopez-Velez’s counseled opening brief does not raise any arguments challenging the agency’s rejection of his withholding of removal or CAT claims. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues not supported by argument in the brief are deemed abandoned).