Case Name: Luis HERNANDEZ-MEJIA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-03-05
Citations: 470 F. App'x 637
Docket Number: No. 08-74851
Parties: Luis HERNANDEZ-MEJIA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 470
Pages: 637–638

Head Matter:
Luis HERNANDEZ-MEJIA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-74851.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 21, 2012.
Filed March 5, 2012.
Catherine Susan Willmore, Esquire, Law Office of Catherine Willmore, PLLC, Seattle, WA, Luis Hernandez-Mej ia, Edmonds, WA, for Petitioner.
Lynda Do, Oil, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, WWS-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.
Before: FERNANDEZ, McKEOWN, and BYBEE, 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
Luis Hernandez-Mej ia, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his applications for asylum and cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 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 review de novo due process claims, Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir.2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's denial of Hernandez-Mejia's asylum claim because he failed to demonstrate he was or will be harmed on account of a protected ground. See INS v. Elias-Zacanas, 502 U.S. 478, 482-83, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992) (even if the petitioner holds a political opinion, he still must establish targeting because of that political opinion). Accordingly, Hernandez-Mejia's asylum claim fails. See Ochoa v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1166, 1172 (9th Cir.2005).
Hernandez-Mejia contends the agency applied the incorrect legal standard to his cancellation of removal claim, and in particular, failed to consider his ability to work and support his children in El Salvador. The record belies this contention. Because the agency applied the correct legal standard, we lack jurisdiction to review the agency's discretionary hardship determination. See Mendez-Castro v. Mukasey, 552 F.3d 975, 980 (9th Cir.2009).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.