Carlos Guillen v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Carlos A. Guillen, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and voluntary departure. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir. 2008), and we review de novo due process claims, Vilchez v. Holder, 682 F.3d 1195, 1198 (9th Cir. 2012). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

We reject Guillen’s contentions based on streamlining because the BIA did not issue a streamlined decision in this case.

Guillen does not challenge the agency’s dispositive determination that his asylum application was untimely and that he failed to establish any changed or extraordinary circumstances to excuse his untimely filing. See Martinez-Serrano v. I.N.S., 94 F.3d 1256, 1259 (9th Cir. 1996) (“Issues raised in a brief that are not supported by argument are deemed abandoned.”). Thus, we deny the petition as to…