MUSA DARAMY V. ERIC HOLDER, JR., No. 10-70835 (9th Cir. 2014)
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JUL 29 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS MUSA MOHAMED DARAMY, Petitioner, No. 10-70835 Agency No. A078-667-911 v. MEMORANDUM* ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted July 22, 2014** Before: GOODWIN, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges. Musa Mohamed Daramy, a native and citizen of Sierra Leone, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals ( BIA ) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ( CAT ). * 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). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency s 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. Daramy contends rebels targeted him and his family because of his ethnicity and political opinion. Substantial evidence supports the agency s determination that Daramy failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of a protected ground. See Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1490-91 (9th Cir. 1997); INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n.1 (1992) (to obtain reversal, petitioner must show the evidence not only supports that conclusion, but compels it ) (emphasis in original). In the absence of past persecution, Daramy s humanitarian asylum claim necessarily fails. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(b)(1)(iii). Further, we lack jurisdiction to consider Daramy s pattern and practice of persecution contention because he failed to raise it to the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir. 2004). Thus, Daramy s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Molina-Morales v. INS, 237 F.3d 1048, 1052 (9th Cir. 2001). 2 10-70835 Finally, Daramy does not challenge the agency s denial of his CAT claim. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues not supported by argument are deemed waived). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part. 3 10-70835
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