Opinion
No. 11-72720 Agency No. A077-539-594
11-12-2013
GONZALO BARTOLO-HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
MEMORANDUM
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted November 5, 2013
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
Seattle, Washington
Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, PAEZ and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
1. The BIA properly concluded that Bartolo-Hernandez's prior conviction was an aggravated felony that rendered him ineligible for asylum and cancellation of removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(2)(A)(ii) & (B)(i); 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(C). Second degree assault with a deadly weapon under Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.36.021(1)(c) is categorically a crime of violence. See United States v. Jennen, 596 F.3d 594, 600-02 (9th Cir. 2010); see also 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43); 18 U.S.C. § 16. The BIA also correctly concluded that Bartolo-Hernandez was ineligible for cancellation of removal because the conviction conclusively shows that he's not a person of good moral character. 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(B); 8 U.S.C. § 1101(f)(7)-(8).
2. The BIA properly found that Bartolo-Hernandez hadn't met his burden of proof with respect to withholding of removal. Substantial evidence supports the BIA's determination that the threats he's received stem from a personal dispute and aren't on account of his membership in a particular social group. See 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(A); 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B); see also Madrigal v. Holder, 716 F.3d 499, 506 (9th Cir. 2013).
3. Bartolo-Hernandez presents no arguments or evidence to challenge the IJ's decision that he's ineligible for protection under the Convention Against Torture. Thus, he's waived this claim. See Kildare v. Saenz, 325 F.3d 1078, 1085 n.3 (9th Cir. 2003).
PETITION DENIED.