U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2018

Sandra Moraes v. Jefferson Sessions, III

Sandra Moraes v. Jefferson Sessions, III
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided September 19, 2018

Sandra Moraes v. Jefferson Sessions, III

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 19 2018 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SANDRA MORAES, No. 15-71828 Petitioner, Agency No. A200-041-932 v. MEMORANDUM* JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Immigration Judge’s Decision Submitted September 12, 2018** Before: LEAVY, HAWKINS, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Sandra Moraes, a native and citizen of Brazil, petitions for review of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) determination under 8 C.F.R. § 1208.31(a) that she did not have a reasonable fear of persecution or torture in Brazil, and thus is not entitled to relief from her reinstated removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the IJ’s factual findings.

Andrade-Garcia v. Lynch, 828 F.3d 829, 833 (9th Cir. 2016). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Moraes failed to demonstrate a reasonable possibility of persecution on account of a protected ground. See Pagayon v. Holder, 675 F.3d 1182, 1191 (9th Cir. 2011) (a personal dispute, standing alone, does not constitute persecution based on a protected ground).

Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s determination that Moraes failed to demonstrate a reasonable possibility of torture by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government of Brazil. See Andrade-Garcia, 828 F.3d at 836- 37.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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