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

Luis Flores-Solis v. Jefferson Sessions

Luis Flores-Solis v. Jefferson Sessions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided August 16, 2017 · Schroeder, Tashima, Smith
695 F. App'x 334

Luis Flores-Solis v. Jefferson Sessions

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Luis Gonzalo Flores-Solis, 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 of removal under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 Ú.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir. 2008), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because Flores-Solis failed to establish it is more likely than not he would be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the Mexican government. See id. at 1073; Zheng v. Holder, 644 F.3d 829, 835-36 (9th Cir. 2011) (finding that the petitioner’s claims of possible torture were speculative and therefore did not compel reversal).

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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