N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT ARM ANDO SANC HEZ-FUENTES, AKA Arm ando Sa

nc he z Pue nte s, Pe titione r, v. LORETTA E. LYNC H, Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde nt . No. 14-71989 Age n c y No. A090-811-836 M EM O R ANDUM *

On Pe tition for Re vie w of a n Orde r of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls Subm itte d Fe brua

ry 24, 2016 * * B e fore : LEAVY, FER NANDEZ, a

nd R AW LINSON, C irc uit Judge s. Arm ando Sa

n c he z -Fue nte s, a

native and c itiz e n of M e xic o, pe titions for re vie w of the B oa

rd of Im m igration Appe a ls’ orde r dism issing his a p pe a l from

an im m igration judge ’ s orde r of re m ova l. W e have jurisdic tion unde r 8 U.S.C . 

# FIL ED MAR 02 2016 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by 9th C ir. R . 36-3. ** The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without oral a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).§ 1252. W e re vie wde novo que stions of la w , a nd re vie w for substa

ntia l e vide nc e the a ge nc y ’ s fa c tua l findings. Mohamme d v . Gonzale s , 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th C ir. 2005). W e de ny

the pe tition for re vie w. Sanc he z -Fue nte s fa i ls to c ha lle nge the a ge nc y ’ s dispositive de te rm ination that his c onvic tions a

re a ggravate d fe lonie s tha t c onstitute

pe r se pa rtic ula rly se rious c rim e s tha

t re nde r him

ine ligiblefor withholding of rem ova l. Se e 8 U.S.C . § 1231(b)(3)(B )(ii), (iv) (a n a ggravate d fe lony

with a se nte nc e im

pose d of at le a st 5 y e a rs sha ll be c onside re d a

pa rtic ula rly se rious c rim e ); se e Martine z-Se rrano v . IN S , 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th C ir. 1996) (issue s not spe c ific a lly ra ise d and argue d in a pa rty ’ s ope ning brie f are wa ive d). Ac c ordingly , we ne e d not re a c h Sanc he z -Fue nte s ’ c h a l le nge s to thea ge nc y ’ s de nia l of withholding of re m ova l re ga

rding whe the r his c rim e s involve d a ggrav at ing fa c tors a

nd whe the r he ha s de m onstra te d m e m be rship in a

prote c te d group or like lihood tha

t he would bepe rse c ute d upon re turn to M e xic o. Se e Sime onov v . Ashc roft , 371 F.3d 532, 538 (9th C ir. 2004) (“ c o urts a nd a ge nc ie s a

re not re quire d to m ake findings on issue s the de c ision of whic h is unne c e ssa ry to the re sults they

re a c h” ). Substa ntia l e v i de nc e supports the a ge nc y ’ s de nia l of de fe rra l of re m ova l unde r the C onve ntion Aga inst Torture(“ C AT” ), be c a use San c he z -Fue nte s fa ile d to

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blish tha t it is more like ly

tha n not tha t he would betorture d by or with the c onse n t or a c quie s c e nc e of the gove rnm e nt if re turne d to M e xic o. Se e 8 C .F.R . § 1208.16(c )(2); S

ilay a v . Muk

ase y , 524 F.3d 1066, 1073 (9th C ir. 2008). Sanc he z -Fue nte s fa i ls to e sta b lish tha t the a ge nc y

did not c onside r a ll re l e va nt e vide nc e in m aking its C AT de te rm inat ion. Se e Larita-Martine z v . IN S , 220 F.3d 1092, 1095-96 (9th C ir. 2000) (pe titione rs m ust ove rc om e pre sum

ption tha t a ge nc y re vie we d a ll e vide nc e ). PE T IT IO N FO R RE V IE WDE NIE D.

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