Zhanguo Qui v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Zhanguo Qui, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) 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 factual findings, Mol ina-Morales v. INS, 237 F.3d 1048, 1050 (9th Cir.2001), and we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to consider Qui’s contention that he is eligible for asylum and withholding of removal as a member of a particular social group of “property owners in a specific area that were all affected by the same road project” because he did not raise this claim to the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677-78 (9th Cir.2004) (this court lacks jurisdiction to review contentions not raised before the BIA).

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s finding that Qui did not demonstrate past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of a protected ground. See Dinu v. Ashcroft, 372 F.3d 1041, 1044-45 (9th…