Jaime Valdez-Reyes v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Filomeno Torres, 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 withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“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.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Torres failed to establish a clear probability of future persecution on account of his political opinion, membership in a particular social group, or other protected ground. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1185 (9th Cir.2003) (record did not compel a finding of a clear probability of future persecution); see also Parussimova v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734, 740 (9th Cir.2009) (the REAL ID Act “requires that a protected ground represent ‘one central reason’ for an asylum applicant’s persecution”). Thus, we deny Torres’ petition as to his withholding of removal claim.

Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s denial of…