Luis Granadeno Molina v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Luis Antonio Granadeno Molina, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of a final order of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review factual findings for substantial evidence and grant the petition for review only if the record compels a contrary conclusion. Al Ramahi v. Holder, 725 F.3d 1133, 1138 (9th Cir.2013). We deny in part and grant in part the petition for review and remand the withholding of removal claim to the Board.

The record does not compel a conclusion that Granadeno Molina established either changed or extraordinary circumstances to excuse his late' asylum application or show that the delay was reasonable. 8 C.F.R. §§ 1208.4 (a)(4), (5); Gasparyan v. Holder, 707 F.3d 1130, 1134-35 (9th Cir.2013); Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 657-58 (9th Cir.2007). Therefore, that portion of his petition for review is denied.

The Board’s denial of Convention Against Torture relief is also supported by substantial evidence. There is no evidence in the record to compel a conclusion that it is more likely than not that Granadeno Molina would be tortured with the consent or acquiescence of a public official if returned to…