Case Name: Arnoldo Saquic TIZOL, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-06-26
Citations: 580 F. App'x 625
Docket Number: No. 11-73115
Parties: Arnoldo Saquic TIZOL, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 580
Pages: 625–626

Head Matter:
Arnoldo Saquic TIZOL, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 11-73115.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 25, 2014.
Filed June 26, 2014.
Carol Carvajal, Law Office of Carol Car-vajal, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner.
OIL, Claire Workman, Trial, Donald Anthony Couvillon, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: HAWKINS, TALLMAN, and NGUYEN, 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
Arnoldo Saquic Tizol, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") 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"). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings. Singh v. Holder, 638 F.3d 1264, 1268-69 (9th Cir.2011). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's finding that Saquic Tizol failed to establish that the past harm he and his family suffered occurred on account of a protected ground. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992) ("[t]o reverse the BIA finding we must find that the evidence not only supports that conclusion, but compels it") (emphasis in original). Substantial evidence also supports the BIA's determination that there is insufficient evidence that Saquic Tizol has a well-founded fear of future persecution by the guerillas, considering that the armed conflict with the guerillas ended after the peace accords in 1996. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2003) (possibility of future persecution too speculative). We lack jurisdiction to consider Saquic Tizol's gang-related social group claim, because he did not exhaust this contention before the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir.2004) (court lacks jurisdiction to consider issues that have not been administratively exhausted). Further, in light of our nexus determination, we do not address Saquic Tizol's contention that the agency failed to properly consider his age at the time of the past harm. Thus, Saquic Tizol's asylum claim fails.
Because Saquic Tizol has not established 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, Saquic Tizol did not raise any arguments regarding the denial of CAT relief in his opening brief. 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).
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.