Torres Velasquez, et al v. Holder, No. 06-75754 (9th Cir. 2011)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT FEB 25 2011 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS LAURA YANET TORRES VELASQUEZ; EDGAR DANIEL ORTIZ MONROY, No. 06-75754 Agency Nos. A075-738-428 A075-738-427 Petitioners, MEMORANDUM * v. ERIC H. HOLDER JR., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted February 17, 2011 ** Pasadena, California Before: GOODWIN, KLEINFELD, and GRABER, Circuit Judges. Laura Yanet Torres Velasquez and her husband, Edgar Daniel Ortiz Monroy, petition for review of an order denying asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. Even assuming Torres Velasquez s and * 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). Monroy s testimony was credible, the immigration judge (IJ) permissibly found that any mistreatment they suffered did not have a nexus to a protected ground. See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A). In addition, the IJ permissibly found that Torres Velasquez s and Monroy s mistreatment did not rise to the level of persecution. See, e.g., Fisher v. INS, 79 F.3d 955, 960 (9th Cir.1996) (en banc). Finally, the IJ permissibly found that Velasquez s and Monroy s fear of future persecution was not objectively reasonable. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(b)(2). For the above reasons, we deny the petition. PETITION DENIED.

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