Case Name: Arnin Antonio VALDEZ-BONILLA, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-11-02
Citations: 670 F. App'x 485
Docket Number: No. 08-73560
Parties: Arnin Antonio VALDEZ-BONILLA, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, GRABER and' CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 670
Pages: 485–486

Head Matter:
Arnin Antonio VALDEZ-BONILLA, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-73560
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted October 25, 2016
Filed November 2, 2016
Nicholas W. Marchi, CARNEY & MAR-CHI, PS, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.
Arnin Antonio Valdez-Bonilla, Pro Se;
John Beadle Holt, Esquire, Trial Attorney, OIL, DOJ—U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF COUNSEL, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: LEAVY, GRABER and' CHRISTEN, 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
Arnin Antonio Valdez-Bonilla, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' 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. Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny the petition for review,
Valdez-Bonilla does not challenge the agency's determination that he did not establish past persecution. See Martinez-Serrano v. I.N.S., 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues not specifically raised and argued in a party's opening brief are waived). Substantial evidence supports the agency's conclusion that, even if Valdez-Bonilla had timely filed his asylum application, he failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Nagoulko v. I.N.S., 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir. 2003); see also I.N.S. v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n.1, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992) ("To reverse the BIA finding we must find that the evidence not only supports that conclusion, but compels it[.]"). Thus, we deny the petition for review as to Valdez-Bonilla's asylum claim.
Because Valdez-Bonilla failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily cannot meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir. 2006).
Finally, substantial evidence also supports the agency's,determination that Valdez-Bonilla failed to establish it is more likely than not that he would be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government of Honduras. See Blandino-Medina v. Holder, 712 F.3d 1338, 1348 (9th Cir. 2013) (petitioner did not establish CAT eligibility where he presented a "series of worst-case scenarios" rather than "hard evidence of a probability" of torture).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.