FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 20 2015
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ARMEN ARAKELYAN, No. 13-71624
Petitioner, Agency No. A071-109-588
v.
MEMORANDUM*
LORETTA E. LYNCH, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted October 14, 2015**
Before: SILVERMAN, BYBEE, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Armen Arakelyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of
the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s decision denying his application for protection under the
Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. §
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
1252; see Alphonsus v. Holder, 705 F.3d 1031, 1036-37 (9th Cir. 2013). We
review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Silaya v. Mukasey,
524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny the petition for review.
Arakelyan claims a fear of torture based on his failure to register for military
service, general corruption and prison conditions, and his vengeful co-defendant
from a prior criminal case. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion
that, considering the likelihood of harm from these sources individually or in the
aggregate, Arakelyan did not establish it is more likely than not he would be
tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to
Armenia. See id. at 1073; see also Zheng v. Holder, 644 F.3d 829, 835-86 (9th Cir.
2011) (speculative claim did not compel CAT relief); Arteaga v. Mukasey, 511
F.3d 940, 948-49 (9th Cir. 2007) (record did not compel a finding of government
acquiescence to torture).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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