U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2014

Franklin Gross-Bravo v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Franklin Gross-Bravo v. Eric Holder, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided May 20, 2014

Franklin Gross-Bravo v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAY 20 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FRANKLIN GROSS-BRAVO, No. 12-71551 Petitioner, Agency No. A035-687-550 v. MEMORANDUM* ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted May 13, 2014** Before: CLIFTON, BEA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Franklin Gross-Bravo, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C.

* 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).

§ 1252. See Alphonsus v. Holder, 705 F.3d 1031, 1036-37 (9th Cir. 2013); Arteaga v. Mukasey, 511 F.3d 940, 942 n.1 (9th Cir. 2007). We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir. 2006), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because Gross-Bravo failed to establish it is more likely than not that he would be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to Nicaragua.

See Blandino-Medina v. Holder, 712 F.3d 1338, 1348 (9th Cir. 2013) (petitioner failed to establish a clear probability of torture if returned to Nicaragua).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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