NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 18 2019
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
HUGO RAMIREZ-MENDOZA, No. 15-73291
Petitioner, Agency No. A206-264-278
v.
MEMORANDUM*
WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted October 15, 2019**
Before: FARRIS, LEAVY, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Hugo Ramirez-Mendoza, a native and citizen of Mexico, seeks review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of
removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our
jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence
*
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).
the agency’s factual findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th
Cir. 2006). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that, even if
credible, Ramirez-Mendoza failed to establish he would be persecuted on account
of a protected ground. See Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010)
(an applicant’s “desire to be free from harassment by criminals motivated by theft
or random violence by gang members bears no nexus to a protected ground”). To
the extent Ramirez-Mendoza asserts he is a member of the particular social group
of family, we lack jurisdiction to consider this claim as he failed to raise it before
the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2004) (court lacks
jurisdiction to review claims not presented to the agency). Thus, Ramirez-
Mendoza’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail.
Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because
Ramirez-Mendoza failed to show it is more likely than not he will be tortured by or
with the consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to Mexico. See
Aden v. Holder, 589 F.3d 1040, 1047 (9th Cir. 2009).
The government’s motion for reconsideration (Docket Entry No. 30) is
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denied as moot.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
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