Feroza Bilkis v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Feroza Bilkis and Rumana Islam appeal the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their consolidated applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition.

On appeal, Petitioners present no argument that the Bangladeshi government is unwilling or unable to control the alleged persecutors. As a result, the argument is waived. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259 (9th Cir.1996). Because we deny review of Petitioners’ asylum and withholding claims on this independently dispositive ground, we need not address their remaining arguments. See Rahimzadeh v. Holder, 613 F.3d 916, 920 (9th Cir.2010) (“[T]o demonstrate persecution ... [for purposes of asylum], the applicant must show that abuse was committed by the government or forces the government is either unable or unwilling to control.” (internal quotation marks omitted)); Reyes-Reyes v. Ashcroft, 384 F.3d 782, 788 (9th Cir.2004) (explaining that to establish eligibility for nondiscretionary withholding of removal, a…