Martin Magana-Pardo v. Jefferson Sessions ( 2018 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 22 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MARTIN MAGANA-PARDO, No. 15-71151
Petitioner, Agency No. A027-581-834
v.
MEMORANDUM*
JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney
General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an
Immigration Judge’s Decision
Submitted January 16, 2018**
Before: REINHARDT, TROTT, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Martin Magana-Pardo, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review
of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) determination under 8 C.F.R. § 1208.31(a) that he
did not have a reasonable fear of persecution or torture and thus is not entitled to
relief from his reinstated removal order. We have jurisdiction under
*
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).
8 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 Magana-Pardo
failed to demonstrate a reasonable possibility of persecution on account of a
protected ground. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1016, 1018 (9th Cir. 2003)
(possibility of future persecution “too speculative”).
Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s determination that Magana-Pardo
failed to demonstrate a reasonable possibility of torture by or with the consent or
acquiescence of the government of Mexico. See Zheng v. Holder, 644 F.3d 829,
835-36 (9th Cir. 2011) (fear of torture speculative).
We reject Magana Pardo’s contention that the IJ failed to consider evidence.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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