Jorich

*460 MEMORANDUM **

Katya Rostomyan Jorich, a native of the former Soviet Union and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), and we review de novo questions of law, including claims of due process violations due to ineffective assistance of counsel, Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Jorich does not contend she suffered past persecution in Armenia. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Jorich failed to establish a well-founded fear of persecution on account of a protected ground, where her fear of returning to Armenia was due to her lack of ties to the country. See 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(42)(A); see also INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481-82 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38…