Bladimiro Vasquez-Barajas v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Bladimiro Vasquez-Barajas v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAR 17 2015
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BLADIMIRO VASQUEZ-BARAJAS, No. 11-70027
Petitioner, Agency No. A089-853-348 v.
MEMORANDUM* ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted March 10, 2015** Before: FARRIS, WARDLAW, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Bladimiro Vasquez-Barajas, a native and citizen of Mexico, 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 protection under the Convention Against Torture
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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
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The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 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 the petition for review.
The BIA found that even if Vasquez-Barajas’s asylum application was timely, he failed to establish eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal because, inter alia, he did not establish the government of Mexico is unwilling or unable to control the individuals he fears. Vasquez-Barajas does not challenge this dispositive finding. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues not supported by argument are deemed waived). Thus, we deny the petition for review as to Vasquez-Barajas’s asylum and withholding of removal claims.
Finally, substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of Vasquez- Barajas’s CAT claim because he 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 Mexico. See Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1073 (9th Cir. 2008).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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