Galvez

MEMORANDUM **

Mario Antonio Pereira Galvez, his wife and two children, natives and citizens of Guatemala, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Ali v. Ashcroft, 394 F.3d 780, 784 (9th Cir.2005), we deny the petition for review.

We note that Galvez’s opening brief failed to make any contentions regarding past persecution because the argument section was from another case. Accordingly, we conclude that Galvez has waived any past persecution claims. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996).

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Galvez’s future fears stemming from forced recruitment by guerrillas lacks a nexus to a protected ground. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 482-83 , 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). Moreover, substantial evidence also supports the BIA’s finding that Galvez safely relocated within Guatemala. See Ochave v. INS, 254 F.3d 859,…