Romano-Dimas

In these consolidated petitions, Guadalupe Romano-Dimas, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and the BIA’s order denying her motions to reconsider and reopen. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review factual findings for substantial evidence, Molina-Morales v. INS, 237 F.3d 1048, 1050 (9th Cir.2001), and for abuse of discretion the denial of motions to reconsider and reopen, Cano-Menda v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir.2002). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petitions for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that, even if Romano-Di *848 mas testified credibly, she failed to establish her alleged persecutors threatened her on account of a protect ground. See Molino-Morales, 237 F.3d at 1051-52 (personal retribution is not persecution on account of a protected ground). Accordingly, Romano-Dimas’ asylum claim fails.

Because Romano-Dimas failed to establish asylum eligibility, it…