Case Name: Jose AMAYA-GRANADOS, a.k.a. Jose Rene Amaya, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-08-22
Citations: 448 F. App'x 694
Docket Number: No. 08-74837
Parties: Jose AMAYA-GRANADOS, a.k.a. Jose Rene Amaya, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 448
Pages: 694–695

Head Matter:
Jose AMAYA-GRANADOS, a.k.a. Jose Rene Amaya, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-74837.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 11, 2011.
Filed Aug. 22, 2011.
Jose Amaya-Granados, Van Nuys, CA, pro se.
Stefanie N. Hennes, Trial, Oil, DOJ— 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: THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, 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
Jose Amaya-Granados, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, Cerezo v. Mukasey, 512 F.3d 1163, 1166 (9th Cir.2008), except to the extent that deference is owed to the BIA's determination of the governing statutes and regulations, Simeonov v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532, 535 (9th Cir.2004). We review for substantial evidence factual findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's finding that the threats Amaya-Granados experienced did not rise to the level of persecution. See Lim v. INS, 224 F.3d 929, 936-37 (9th Cir.2000). We reject Amaya-Granados' claim that he is eligible for asylum and withholding of removal based on his anti-gang political opinion or membership in a particular social group of young men in El Salvador who resist gang recruitment. See Barrios v. Holder, 581 F.3d 849, 854 (9th Cir.2009) (refusal to join gangs does not constitute a political opinion or membership in a particular social group); see also Parussimova v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734, 740-41 (9th Cir.2009) ("[t]he Real ID Act requires that a protected ground represent 'one central reason' for an asylum applicant's persecution"). We lack jurisdiction to consider Amaya-Granados' claim that his family constitutes a particular social group, because petitioner failed to administratively exhaust the claim. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677 (9th Cir.2004). Amaya-Granados' contention that the BIA failed fully to articulate its reasoning is belied by the record. Accordingly, Amaya-Granados' asylum and withholding of removal claims fail.
Finally, we deny Amaya-Granados' request to remand under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ("TVPRA"), Pub.L. No. 110-457, because he is not eligible for relief under the TVPRA. See 6 U.S.C. § 279(g)(2)(C).
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.