Hernandez-Martinez

MEMORANDUM **

*870 Jesus Hernandez-Martinez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence and may reverse only if the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Rostomian v. INS, 210 F.3d 1088, 1089 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s decision that petitioner failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of an enumerated ground. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 482-83 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). Because petitioner repeatedly testified that he came to the United States for work, and there was no evidence that he encountered harm on account of an enumerated ground, petitioner’s asylum claim fails. See id.

Because petitioner failed to demonstrate that he is eligible for asylum, he also fails to satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Alvarez-Santos v.…