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FILED
                             NOT FOR PUBLICATION                            FEB 25 2014

                                                                        MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
                     UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                      U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

                              FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FRANCIS JAVIER PICHE-                            No. 11-73766
LANDAVERDE,
                                                 Agency No. A094-168-460
               Petitioner,

  v.                                             MEMORANDUM*

ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,

               Respondent.

                      On Petition for Review of an Order of the
                          Board of Immigration Appeals

                             Submitted February 18, 2014**

Before:        ALARCÓN, O’SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

       Francis Javier Piche-Landaverde, a native and citizen of El Salvador,

petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his

appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for

asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture

          *
             This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
          **
             The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
(“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for

substantial evidence factual findings, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85

(9th Cir. 2006), and we review de novo due process claims, Liu v. Holder, 640

F.3d 918, 930 (9th Cir. 2011). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for

review.

      Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Piche-Landaverde

failed to establish that he suffered harm or has a future fear of harm on account of a

protected ground. See Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010) (“An

alien’s desire to be free from harassment by criminals motivated by theft or

random violence by gang members bears no nexus to a protected ground.”). We

lack jurisdiction to consider Piche-Landaverde’s unexhausted contention that he is

a member of a particular social group of males with prior political involvement that

have been previously targeted by gang elements that the El Salvadorean

government is unable and unwilling to control. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d

674, 678 (9th Cir. 2004).

      Because Piche-Landaverde failed to meet the lower burden of proof for

asylum, it follows that he has not met the higher standard for withholding of

removal. See Zehatye, 453 F.3d at 1190.

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      Piche-Landaverde does not challenge the agency’s denial of CAT relief. See

Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues not

supported by argument are deemed waived).

      Finally, Piche-Landaverde failed to overcome the presumption that the IJ

considered all of the evidence. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 603 (9th

Cir. 2006). We reject his contention that he was denied due process. See Lata v.

INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (petitioner must show error to establish a

due process violation).

      PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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