Case Name: KYU PYO HAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-10-06
Citations: 453 F. App'x 694
Docket Number: No. 09-71029
Parties: KYU PYO HAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 453
Pages: 694–695

Head Matter:
KYU PYO HAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 09-71029.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 27, 2011.
Filed Oct. 6, 2011.
Gary J. Kim, Esquire, Law Offices of Gary J. Kim, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Derek C. Julius, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Deitz P. Le-fort, Trial, David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and MURGUIA, 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
Kyu Pyo Han, a native and citizen of South Korea, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. 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 review de novo claims of due process violations, Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.
Although Han contends he has a well-founded fear of persecution, he does not challenge the agency's dispositive findings that he is statutorily ineligible for asylum due to his untimely application and aggravated felony conviction. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996) (issues not specifically raised and argued in a party's opening brief are waived). Accordingly, Han's asylum claim fails.
Further, although Han contends he established a clear probability of persecution by loan sharks in South Korea, he does not challenge the agency's dispositive finding that he failed to establish a nexus to a protected ground. See id. Accordingly, Han's withholding of removal claim fails.
Finally, Han's contention that the IJ and BIA failed to consider all of the evidence before them is belied by the record. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (requiring error to prevail on due process claim).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.