Transito Portillo-Duran v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
TRANSITO PORTILLO-DURAN,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 10-73309
Agency No. A095-024-689
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted April 22, 2015**
Before: GOODWIN, BYBEE, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Transito Portillo-Duran, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions pro se
for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his
appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for
FILED
APR 27 2015
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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).

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withholding of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We
dismiss the petition for review.
The IJ denied Portillo-Duran’s withholding of removal claim on the basis
that he failed to demonstrate a nexus to race, religion, political opinion, or other
protected ground. The BIA found that, in his counseled appeal, Portillo-Duran did
not challenge the IJ’s nexus finding. Thus, we lack jurisdiction over any challenge
to the IJ’s nexus finding. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir.
2004) (this court lacks jurisdiction to review contentions not raised before the
BIA).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.
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