Ramos-Landa Verde v. Holder

MEMORANDUM

William Ramos-Landaverde, a native and citizen of El Salvador, 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, relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), cancellation of removal under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (“NACARA”), and Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings, Sowe v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 1281, 1285 (9th Cir.2008), and review de novo claims of due process violations in immigration proceedings, Sando val-Luna v. Mukasey, 526 F.3d 1243, 1246 (9th Cir.2008). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Ramos-Landaverde failed to demonstrate past persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of a protected ground. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 482-83 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992) (even if the petitioner holds a political opinion, he still has to establish targeting based on it). Accordingly,…