Vazquez

MEMORANDUM **

In these consolidated petitions for review, the petitioner, Saul Castillo Vazquez, a native and citizen of Mexico, challenges the denial of his applications for asylum and cancellation of removal, and the denial of his motion to reopen. Petitioner claims that he and his family will face persecution on their return to Mexico because they have become Americanized, making them targets of kidnaping for ransom. The IJ held that the petitioner had not shown that petitioner’s fear was on account of membership in any of the protected groups, observing that petitioner’s claim amounted to a fear of general country conditions. Because the BIA affirmed the IJ’s decision without opinion, we review the IJ’s decision as the final agency determination. Khup v. Ashcroft, 376 F.3d 898, 902 (9th Cir.2004). The IJ’s decision was supported by the evidence. See Rostomian v. INS, 210 F.3d 1088, 1089 (9th Cir.2000) (holding that petitioner’s injuries were on account of “random violence” and not on account of any of the statutorily protected grounds); 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(42)(A).

In providing voluntary departure as relief, the IJ granted the petitioner 60 days. In its streamlined…