ADRIANO LOZANO v. SESSIONS III (2018)

MEMORANDUM **

Roger Adriano-Lozano, native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) 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 (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We deny the petition for review.

In denying his claims for asylum and withholding of removal, the BIA concluded Adriano-Lozano failed to establish a nexus between the harm he fears and a protected ground, and that he failed to establish past persecution or an objectively reasonable well-founded fear of future persecution. As to CAT relief, the BIA concluded that the IJ properly treated Adriano-Lozano’s CAT claim as withdrawn or waived. In his opening brief, Adriano-Lozano does not make any arguments challenging these dispositive determinations. See Corro-Barragan v. Holder, 718 F.3d 1174, 1177 n.5 (9th Cir. 2013) (failure to contest issue in opening brief resulted in waiver).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.