Case Name: Ana Cecilia ALEMAN-VILLAGRAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-08-19
Citations: 584 F. App'x 577
Docket Number: No. 13-70403
Parties: Ana Cecilia ALEMAN-VILLAGRAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 584
Pages: 577–578

Head Matter:
Ana Cecilia ALEMAN-VILLAGRAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 13-70403.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 13, 2014.
Filed Aug. 19, 2014.
Claudia Jasmine Lopez, Esquire, Law Offices of Mendez & Lopez, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Lance Lomond Jolley, Esquire, Trial, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Wash ington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department Of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and HURWITZ, 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
Ana Cecilia Aleman-Villagran, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying her 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 de novo questions of law, Annachamy v. Holder, 733 F.3d 254, 258 (9th Cir.2013), and for substantial evidence the factual findings, Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's finding that the one incident in which several gang members confronted and threatened Aleman-Villagran did not constitute past persecution. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2003); see also Lim v. INS, 224 F.3d 929, 936 (9th Cir.2000) ("Threats standing alone [ ] constitute past persecution in only a small category of cases, and only when the threats are so menacing as to cause significant actual suffering or harm.") (internal quotation and citation omitted). Substantial evidence also supports the IJ's finding that Aleman-Villagran failed to establish the government of El Salvador is unwilling or unable to control the people who threatened her. See Truong v. Holder, 613 F.3d 938, 941 (9th Cir.2010) (per curiam); see also Rahimzadeh v. Holder, 613 F.3d 916, 920 (9th Cir.2010) ("[Ejven if we might have reached a conclusion different from that reached by the [IJ], we may not reverse unless we determine that any reasonable factfinder would have been compelled to reach that conclusion.") (internal quotation and citation omitted). Thus, Aleman-Villagran's asylum claim fails.
Because Aleman-Villagran failed to establish eligibility for asylum, her withholding of removal claim necessarily fails. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir.2006).
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's denial of Aleman-Villagran's CAT claim because she failed to show it is more likely than not that she would be tortured if returned to El Salvador. See Zheng v. Holder, 644 F.3d 829, 835-36 (9th Cir.2011).
Finally, we reject Aleman-Villagran's due process contention regarding the BIA's summary affirmance. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 848-50 (9th Cir.2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.