U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2017

Juan Virgen Valenzuela v. Jefferson Sessions

Juan Virgen Valenzuela v. Jefferson Sessions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided June 30, 2017 · Paez, Bea, Murguia
692 F. App'x 912

Juan Virgen Valenzuela v. Jefferson Sessions

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Juan Jose Virgen Valenzuela, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for deferral under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factu *913 al findings. We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because Virgen Valenzuela failed to show it is more likely than not he would be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the Mexican government. See Delgado-Ortiz v. Holder, 600 F.3d 1148, 1152 (9th Cir. 2010) (generalized evidence of violence in Mexico insufficient to establish eligibility for CAT); Alphonsus v. Holder, 705 F.3d 1031, 1049 (9th Cir. 2013) (despite “troubling country reports,” evidence did not compel the conclusion that it was more likely than not that the petitioner would be tortured upon return).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3,

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