De Gutierrez v. Mukasey

MEMORANDUM **

Julia Dimas de Gutierrez and her two sons, natives and citizens of El Salvador, petition pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying Dimas’ application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), we deny the petition for review.

Petitioner contends she has a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of her membership in a particular social group, namely people who take affirmative steps to redress legal wrongs by criminals. Because this is not a cognizable *461 social group, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Dimas has not demonstrated a well-founded fear of persecution. See Arteaga v. Mukasey, 511 F.3d 940, 944-45 (9th Cir.2007); see also Ochoa v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1166, 1170-71 (9th Cir. 2005) (rejecting contention that “business owners in Colombia who rejected demands by narco-traffickers to participate in illegal activity” is a cognizable…