Case Name: HANG VENG; Sambath Chem, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-04-12
Citations: 515 F. App'x 653
Docket Number: No. 08-74689
Parties: HANG VENG; Sambath Chem, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: TALLMAN and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and ROSENTHAL, District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 515
Pages: 653–654

Head Matter:
HANG VENG; Sambath Chem, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-74689.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 10, 2013.
April 12, 2013.
Steve Paek, Law Office of Steve Paek, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioners.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Jeffrey Lawrence Menkin, Trial, U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC, District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los An-geles, CA, for Respondent.
Before: TALLMAN and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and ROSENTHAL, District Judge.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Hang Veng and his spouse, Sambath Chem, petition for review from the BIA's denial of asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). They sought relief on the basis of Veng's political opinion and related association with an armed insurgent organization. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review factual findings for substantial evidence. Khan v. Holder, 584 F.3d 773, 776 (9th Cir.2009). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's finding that Veng "engaged in a terrorist activity" within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(I) by "gathering] information" and providing "material support." Seé 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(III), (VI). An alien who has engaged in a terrorist activity is ineligible for asylum. 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(2)(A)(v), 1227(a)(4)(B).
Additionally, substantial evidence supports the agency's finding that there are reasonable grounds to believe that he poses a security threat to the United States, making him ineligible for withholding of removal pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(B)(iv). Furthermore, because a subsection of that statute applies, denial of withholding of removal under CAT is required. 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(d)(2).
Finally, substantial evidence also supports the BIA's determination that Veng failed to show that even as a former member of an insurgent organization, he is "more likely than not" to be tortured if removed to the designated country. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.17(a). Thus, Veng is also ineligible for deferral of removal under CAT. Id; Haile v. Holder, 658 F.3d 1122, 1130-31 (9th Cir.2011).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
. Chem seeks review as the derivative beneficiary of Veng's claim and did not file a separate application. Therefore, our denial of Veng's petition necessarily forecloses the potential for relief on her claim.
. Known interchangeably as 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(B) and INA § 241(b)(3)(B).