AGUILAR AKA v. SESSIONS III (2018)

MEMORANDUM **

Agustin Zavala Aguilar, 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 decision denying his application for withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of withholding of removal where Aguilar failed to establish that the Salvadoran government was or would be unable or unwilling to control his alleged persecutors. See Nahrvani v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir. 2005) (record did not compel finding petitioner faced persecution by forces the government was unable or unwilling to control). Thus, Aguilar’s withholding of removal claim fails.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.