Case Name: Jorge Alberto CUBIAS-GOMEZ, aka Jorge Alberto-Gomez Gubias, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-02-17
Citations: 414 F. App'x 952
Docket Number: No. 08-71949
Parties: Jorge Alberto CUBIAS-GOMEZ, aka Jorge Alberto-Gomez Gubias, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: REINHARDT, RAWLINSON, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 414
Pages: 952–954

Head Matter:
Jorge Alberto CUBIAS-GOMEZ, aka Jorge Alberto-Gomez Gubias, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-71949.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Feb. 8, 2011.
Filed Feb. 17, 2011.
Keli M. Reynolds, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
OIL, David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, Jeffery R. Leist, Trial, DOJ—U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, CAS-District Counsel, Esquire, I & NS San Diego, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: REINHARDT, RAWLINSON, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jorge Cubias-Gomez petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order finding him removable as an aggravated felon and thus ineligible for asylum, and also denying his application for withholding of removal. We review the aggravated felony determination de novo and the denial of withholding of removal for substantial evidence, and we deny the petition.
1. We agree with the BIA that the record of conviction establishes that Cubias's conviction under Cal. Vehicle Code § 10851(a) was a generic theft offense within the meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Section 10851(a) encompasses liability for both principals and accessories after the fact to auto theft, and is therefore a divisible statute. United States v. Vidal, 504 F.3d 1072, 1086 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc). Cubias was charged as a principal, however, and Cubias signed a statement on his written plea form that read, "I agree that I did the things that are stated in the charges that I am admitting." The plea form indicated that those "charges" included the specific count alleging a violation of section 10851(a), and nothing in the record suggests the allegations in that count were ever changed after the Complaint was filed. We therefore conclude that, under the modified categorical approach, the record of conviction "confirms that the plea 'necessarily rested on the fact identifying the [offense] as generic.' " Vidal, 504 F.3d at 1086 (quoting Shepard v. United States, 544 U.S. 13, 21, 125 S.Ct. 1254, 161 L.Ed.2d 205 (2005)).
2. Substantial evidence supports the BIA's determination that Cubias is not entitled to withholding because he provided insufficient evidence to establish that it is more likely than not that he would be persecuted on account of his political opinion concerning gangs. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1065 (9th Cir.2009). Cu-bias's testimony did not establish that he would be targeted for persecution, and he presented no other evidence that he would face a high risk of persecution. The record does not compel us to conclude that the requisite fear or likelihood of persecution exists. Id. at 1060. We therefore affirm the BIA's determination as to this issue as well.
3. Cubias does not challenge the BIA's denial of relief under the Convention Against Torture and of his due process claims, and therefore waives these claims. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259 (9th Cir.1996).
PETITION DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.