Vasquez

MEMORANDUM **

Maria Lopez Vasquez, and her children Sabino Lopez Vasquez, Yadira Lopez Vasquez, and Roberto Lopez Vazquez, all natives and citizens of Mexico, petition pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ summary affirmance without opinion of an immigration judge’s denial of their applications for cancellation of removal and the Board’s denial of their motion to reopen to seek protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny in part and grant in part the petition for review.

The IJ denied the childrens’ applications for cancellation of removal due to the lack of a qualifying relative. This determination is supported by substantial evidence. See Molino-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1093-94 (9th Cir.2002). Moreover, petitioners’ opening brief does not address the denial of the childrens’ cancellation applications. See Cuevas-Gaspar v. Gonzales, 430 F.3d 1013 , 1021 n. 4 (9th Cir.2005) (stating that issues not addressed in the opening brief are deemed waived). Likewise, petitioners’ opening brief does not address the Board’s denial of their motion to reopen. Accordingly, we deny the petition as to the…