JUAN VIRGEN VALENZUELA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS, No. 15-72588 (9th Cir. 2017)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED JUN 30 2017 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JUAN JOSE VIRGEN VALENZUELA, Petitioner, No. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS 15-72588 Agency No. A076-621-323 v. MEMORANDUM* JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted June 26, 2017** Before: PAEZ, BEA, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges. Juan Jose Virgen Valenzuela, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for deferral 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 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). § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. We deny the petition for review. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because Virgen Valenzuela failed to show it is more likely than not he would be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the Mexican government. See DelgadoOrtiz v. Holder, 600 F.3d 1148, 1152 (9th Cir. 2010) (generalized evidence of violence in Mexico insufficient to establish eligibility for CAT); Alphonsus v. Holder, 705 F.3d 1031, 1049 (9th Cir. 2013) (despite “troubling country reports,” evidence did not compel the conclusion that it was more likely than not that the petitioner would be tortured upon return). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 15-72588

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