Alberto Sanchez Mejia v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ALBERTO SANCHEZ MEJIA,
Petitioner,
v.
JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney
General,
Respondent.
No. 15-72723
Agency No. A099-739-956
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted February 13, 2018**
Before: LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Alberto Sanchez Mejia, 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 relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction
* 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).
FILED
FEB 22 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. 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.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Mejia failed to
demonstrate a nexus between the harm he fears and a protected ground. See Zetino
v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010) (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). Thus, Mejia’s withholding of removal
claim fails.
Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because
Mejia failed to show it is more likely than not that he will be tortured by or with
the consent or acquiescence of the government of Mexico. See Aden v. Holder,
589 F.3d 1040, 1047 (9th Cir. 2009).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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