Franklin Matute-Sanchez v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Nelson Reynosa-Galicia, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order denying his motion to remand, and dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 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). - The court reviews for abuse of discretion a denial of a motion to remand, de Jesus Melendez v. Gonzales, 503 F.3d 1019, 1023 (9th Cir.2007). We deny the petition for review.

Reynosa-Galicia does not 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 not supported by argument are deemed abandoned). Accordingly, his asylum claim fails.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of Reynosa-Galicia’s withholding of removal claim because Reynosa-Galicia failed to establish that an enumerated ground was one central reason he was attacked. See…