Situngkir

MEMORANDUM *

Ronald Situngkir petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ affir-mance of the immigration judge’s order of removal. The Board affirmed Situngkir’s removal order because it found that he was ineligible for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection. On appeal, Situngkir contends that he is eligible for asylum and withholding of removal because he demonstrated past persecution by showing that demonstrators killed his wife. The government counters by claiming that Situngkir failed to cite the record, filed his asylum application late, and has not shown that the alleged persecution was “on account of’ his political views.

We strike Situngkir’s brief because he completely failed to cite the record. See Fed. R.App. P. 28(a)(9)(A) (demanding that appellant provide “citations to the authorities and parts of the record on which the appellant relies”). Furthermore, having independently reviewed the record, we dismiss Situngkir’s asylum claim and deny his withholding of removal claim.

I. ASYLUM

Where, as here, the Board adopts the immigration judge’s reasoning, we review the immigration judge’s decision as if it were the Board’s. See Alaelua v. INS,…