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Bernardina L. DE VERA, a.k.a Grace Ocampo, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
    No. 10-70838.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Oct. 9, 2012.
    
    Filed Oct. 12, 2012.
    Jeremiah Johnson, Reeves & Associates, APLC, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
    Paul Cygnarowicz, Trial, OIL, Ada Elsie Bosque, Trial, Daniel Eric Goldman, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, Doj-U.S. Department Of Justice, Washington, Dc, Chief Counsel Ice, Office Of The Chief Counsel Department Of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
    
      Before: RAWLINSON, MURGUIA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Bernardina L. De Vera, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“U”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and voluntary departure. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings and review de novo its legal conclusions. Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 742 (9th Cir.2008). We deny the petition for review.

De Vera contends that a member of the New People’s Army (“NPA”) threatened and pursued, her because he wanted to marry her, but she refused because she was against the principles of the NPA. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that De Vera failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of a protected ground. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992); cf. Deloso v. Ashcroft, 393 F.3d 858, 864-66 (9th Cir.2005) (Filipino anti-communist was targeted on account of both political opinion and revenge). Accordingly, De Vera’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail.

In addition, De Vera’s claim that the BIA required her to produce a valid passport to be eligible for voluntary departure is belied by the record. In accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1229c(b) and 8 CFR § 1240.26(b)(3), (e)(2), the BIA required De Vera to provide unexpired travel authorization. Additionally, we reject De Vera’s claim that the BIA violated her due process rights by imposing a new proof requirement without prior notice because it is not supported. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (petitioner must show error to establish a due process violation); 8 U.S.C. § 1229c(b)(1)(D); 8 C.F.R. § 1240.26(c)(2).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.