William A. Gertrudis v. Michael B. Mukasey

334 F. App'x 45

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: October 15, 2009
• Docket: 08-2179
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

William Gertrudis, a citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed an immigration judge’s (IJ’s) denial of asylum and withholding of removal. Gertrudis challenges the denial of withholding of removal. Upon careful review, see Ming Ming Wijono v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 868, 872 (8th Cir.2006) (standard of review), we conclude for the reasons explained by the IJ and the BIA that Gertrudis failed to show the gang violence he suffered in El Salvador was attributable either to imputed political opinion or to membership in a particular social group. Thus, he failed to show it was more likely than not that he would be persecuted on account of any such protected ground if returned to El Salvador. See Marroquin-Ochoma v. Holder, 574 F.3d 574, 578-79 (8th Cir.2009); Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 744-46 (9th Cir.2008); Davila-Mejia v. Mukasey, 531 F.3d 624, 628 (8th Cir.2008).

Accordingly, we deny the petition.