N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT
LUIS ANTONIO GR

ANADENO M OLINA, Pe titione r, v. LORETTA E. LYNC H, Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde nt . No. 12-71510 Age n c y No. A200-156-793
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 A rgue d a nd Subm itte d August 6, 2015 Pa sa de n a , C a l ifornia B e fore : SILVER

M AN, SAC K ** , a

nd WARDLAW , C irc u it Judge s. Luis Antonio Gra

na de no M olina , a

native and c itiz e n of El Sa lva dor, pe titions for re vie w of a

fina l orde r of re m ova l . W e have jurisdic tion pursua nt to 8 

# FIL ED AUG 14 2015 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 Honora

ble R obe rt D. Sa c k , Se nior C i rc u it Judgefor the U.S. C ourt of Appe a ls for the Se c ond C irc uit, sitting by de signa tion.U.S.C . § 1252. W e re v ie w fa c tua l findings for substa ntia l e vide nc e and gra

nt the pe tition for re vie w only

if the re c ord c om

p e l s a c ontra ry c o nc lusion. Al Ramahi v
. Holde r , 725 F.3d 1133, 1138 (9th C ir. 2013). W e de ny in pa rt a nd gra nt in pa rt the pe tition for re vie w a

nd re m and the withholding of rem ova l c l a im to the B o ard. The re c ord doe s not c om

pe l a c onc l usion tha

t Gra na de no M olina

e sta blishe d
e ithe r c ha nge d or e xtra ordina

ry c irc um sta

nc e s to e xc use his la

te a sy lum a pplic ation or show tha

t the de la y wa s re a sona

ble . 8 C .F.R
. §§ 1208.4(a)(4), (5); Gaspary an v . Holde r , 707 F.3d 1130, 1134-35 (9th C ir. 2013); Ramadan v . Gonzale s , 479 F.3d 646, 657-58 (9th C ir. 2007). The re fore , tha t portion of his pe

tition for re vie w is de nie d. The B oa rd’ s de nia l of C onve ntion Aga inst Torturere lie f is a lso supporte d by substa ntia l e vide nc e . The re is no e vide nc e in the re c o rd to c om pe l a c o nc lusion that it is m o re like l y

tha n not tha t Gra na de no M o lina

would be torture d

with the
c onse n t or a c quie s c e nc e of a public offic ia l if re turne d to El Sa lva dor. De lgado v
. Holde r , 648 F.3d 1095, 1108 (9th C ir. 2011) (torturem ust be “ inflic te d ‘ at the instiga tion of or with the

c onse nt or a c quie sc e n c e of’ ” a public offic ia l). The pe tition is de

nie d with re spe c t to tha

t c la im
. Howe v e r, the B oa

rd c onside re d Gra

na d e no M olina ’ s soc ia l group c la im be fore we de c ide d H

e nrique z–Riv as v . Holde r , 707 F.3d 1081 (9th C ir. 2013) (e n

2ba

nc ), C ordoba v
. Holde r , 726 F.3d 1106 (9th C ir. 2013), a nd Pirir–Boc

v . Holde r , 750 F.3d 1077 (9th C ir. 2014), a nd be fore the B oa

rd de c i de d Matte r of M-E-V-G- , 26 I. & N. De c . 227 (B IA 2014), a nd Matte r of W -G-R- , 26 I. & N. De c . 208 (B IA 2014). The re fore , we re m and the withholding of rem ova l c la i m to a llow theB oa

rd to c o nside r the im

pa c t, if a ny , of the se de c isions on Gra na de no M olina ’ s withholding of rem o v a l c la im
. IN S v . Orlando Ventura , 537 U.S. 12, 16-18 (2002) (pe r c uriam ). PE T IT IO N FO R RE V IE WDE NIE D IN PART , G RANT E D IN PART , AND RE M ANDE D.

Ea c h pa rty sha ll be ar its own c osts.

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