Abdulraqeb Ahmed Abdo Rageh v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Abdulraqeb Ahmed Abdo Rageh, a native and citizen of Yemen, 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, Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Rageh fails to challenge the agency’s dispositive determination that his asylum application was time-barred. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996) (issues that are not addressed in the argument portion of a brief are deemed waived). Accordingly, his asylum claim fails.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination because Rageh omitted from his asylum application and declaration that he was jailed by local police in cooperation with his persecutors, see Husyev v. Mukasey, 528 F.3d 1172, 1183 (9th Cir.2008), and the agency reasonably rejected his explanation for the omission, see…