Laffont-Irigoyen

MEMORANDUM *

Monica Laffont-Irigoyen (“Laffont”) petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”), dismissing her appeal from the decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”). The Board agreed with the IJ that Laffont was ineligible for asylum for having committed an aggravated felony and found that Laffont did not qualify for either withholding of removal or for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The Board also rejected Laffont’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim and her claim that she did not receive a fair hearing. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition.

The Board’s finding that Laffont is ineligible for asylum because she is an aggravated felon is supported by substantial evidence. 1 See Ochoa v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1166, 1169 (9th Cir.2005) (stating that the Board’s legal conclusions are reviewed de novo, and its factual findings are reviewed “under the deferential substantial evidence standard,” meaning that they “will be upheld unless the evidence compels a contrary result”). Laffont’s state drug offense qualifies as a drug trafficking offense, rendering her ineligible for…