Case Name: Samsu Miah CHOWDHURY, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-12-06
Citations: 548 F. App'x 424
Docket Number: No. 10-72795
Parties: Samsu Miah CHOWDHURY, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 548
Pages: 424–425

Head Matter:
Samsu Miah CHOWDHURY, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 10-72795.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 19, 2013.
Filed Dec. 6, 2013.
Garish Sarin, Esquire, Law Offices of Garish Sarin, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
OIL, 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: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Samsu Miah Chowdhury, a native and citizen of Bangladesh, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny the petition for review.
A local landlord threatened Chowdhury, beat his son, and farmed a portion of Chowdhury's lands without paying rent. Substantial evidence supports the BIA's determination that the landlord was motivated by his desire to obtain Chowdhury's land, rather than by Chowdhury's political opinion or membership in a social group consisting of his family. See Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1490-91 (9th Cir.1997) (petitioner failed to show by direct or circumstantial evidence that persecution occurred "on account of' political beliefs). In the absence of a nexus to a protected ground, Chowdhury's asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Dinu v. Ashcroft, 372 F.3d 1041, 1045 (9th Cir.2004).
Substantial evidence also supports the BIA's denial of CAT relief because Chow-dhury failed to show it is more likely than not he will be tortured if returned to Bangladesh. See Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1073 (9th Cir.2008).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.