Arteaga-Ruiz

MEMORANDUM *

Roberto Carlos Arteaga-Ruiz petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) and the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and for deferral of removal *480 under CAT. We deny the petition for review.

I

Mr. Arteaga-Ruiz, a citizen of El Salvador, fled to the United States in 1989 and became a lawful permanent resident. On March 17, 1997, Mr. Arteaga-Ruiz pled guilty to robbery in the Los Angeles Superior Court at the age of 16. He was charged with this crime after the Los Angeles Juvenile Court determined that he was not suitable for treatment as a juvenile. Based on this conviction, an Immigration Judge ordered his removal. After six months in El Salvador, in November of 2001, Mr. Arteaga-Ruiz illegally reentered the United States.

II

A

Mr. Arteaga-Ruiz contends that the BIA erred in affirming the IJ’s decision denying his application for withholding of removal under the INA and under CAT. However, Mr. Arteaga-Ruiz did not appeal to the BIA from the portions of the IJ’s decision denying…