Sandra Moraes v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
SANDRA MORAES,
Petitioner,
v.
JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney
General,
Respondent.
No. 15-71828
Agency No. A200-041-932
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an
Immigration Judge’s Decision
Submitted September 12, 2018**
Before: LEAVY, HAWKINS, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Sandra Moraes, a native and citizen of Brazil, petitions for review of an
immigration judge’s (“IJ”) determination under 8 C.F.R. § 1208.31(a) that she did
not have a reasonable fear of persecution or torture in Brazil, and thus is not
entitled to relief from her reinstated removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8
* 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
SEP 19 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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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 Moraes failed to
demonstrate a reasonable possibility of persecution on account of a protected
ground. See Pagayon v. Holder, 675 F.3d 1182, 1191 (9th Cir. 2011) (a personal
dispute, standing alone, does not constitute persecution based on a protected
ground).
Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s determination that Moraes failed
to demonstrate a reasonable possibility of torture by or with the consent or
acquiescence of the government of Brazil. See Andrade-Garcia, 828 F.3d at 836-
37.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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