Gevorgyan

MEMORANDUM **

*725 Nazik Gevorgyan, a native of Georgia and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Gevorgyan’s husband Reuben and sons Sergei and Sonbel Gevorgyan petition for review on their derivative applications for relief. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and review for substantial evidence the BIA’s decision. See Nuru v. Gonzales, 404 F.3d 1207, 1215 (9th Cir.2005).

Substantial evidence does not support the BIA’s finding that Gevorgyan’s credible testimony failed to establish a nexus between the harm she suffered and her activities to publicize corruption within the Armenian government. See Grava v. INS, 205 F.3d 1177, 1181-82 (9th Cir.2000). We therefore grant the petition for review and remand to the BIA for consideration of whether Gevorgyan has proven a well-founded fear of future persecution sufficient to establish eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal. Id. at 1182 .

However, because Gevorgyan has not “specifically and distinctly argued and raised” the…