N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT C ARLOS IGNAC IO PALOM ARES TOR RES, Pe titione r, v. LORETTA E. LYNC H, Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde n t . No. 14-73947 Age n c y No. A043-363-718 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

June 14, 2016 ** B e fore : B EA, WATFORD, a nd FRIEDLAND, C irc uit Judge s. C arlos Igna c io Pa lom are s Torre s, a native and c itiz e n of M e x ic o, pe titions for re vie w of the B o a

rd of Im m igration Appe a ls’ orde r dism issing his a ppe a l from an im m igration judge ’ s de c ision de ny ing his a pplic ations for a sy lum , withholding of re m ova l a

n d re l ie f unde r the C onve ntion Aga inst Torture(“ C AT” ). Our 

# FIL ED JUN 20 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 ora l a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).jurisdic tion is governe d by 8 U.S.C . § 1252. W e re vie w for substa ntia l e vide nc e the d e nia l of C AT re lie f, Silay a v . Muk ase y , 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th C ir. 2008), and re vie w de novo que stions of la w, V ilc h e z v . Holde r , 682 F.3d 1195, 1198 (9th C ir. 2012). W e de ny

in pa rt a nd dismi ss in pa

rt the pe tition for re vie w. Substa ntia l e v i de nc e supports the a ge nc y ’ s de nia l of C AT re lie f, whe re Pa lom are s Torre s fa ile d to e sta blish tha t it is more like ly

tha n not he would be torture d by

or with thec onse n t or a c q uie s c e n c e of the gove rnm e nt if re turne d to M e x ic o. Se e 8 C .F.R . § 1208.16(c )(2)-(3); Silay a , 524 F.3d a t 1073. Pa lom are s Torre s doe s not c ha lle nge the a g e nc y ’ s de te rm ination tha t his c onvic tion for se c ond-de gre e robbe ry in viola tion of C a lifornia

Pe n a l C ode § 211 is a n a ggravate d fe lony

the ft offe nse , a s de fine d by 8 U.S.C . § 1101(a )(43)(G), tha t re nde rs him

re m ova ble unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1227(a )(2)(A)(iii). Se e Martine z-Se rrano v . IN S , 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th C ir. 1996) (issue s not spe c i fic a lly ra ise d and argue d in a pa rty ’ s ope ning brie f are wa ive d). Pa lom a re s Torre s ha s like wise wa ive d a ny c ha lle n ge to the a ge nc y ’ s de te rm ination tha t he is sta tutorily ine ligible for a s y lum . S

e e id. ; 8 U.S.C . 1158(b)(2)(B )(i). B e c a use Pa lom are s Torre s doe s not c onte st tha t he is re m o va

ble for having c om m itte d a n a ggravate d fe lony , our jurisdic tion ove r c ha lle nge s to thea ge nc y ’ s de nia l of withholding of re m ova l is limite d to c olora ble c onstitutiona

l c la im s a nd 1 4 - 7 3 9 4 7 2que stions of la w. Se e 8 U.S.C . 1252(a )(2)(C )-(D); P e c he nk ov v . Holde r , 705 F.3d 444, 448-49 (9th C ir. 2012). W e the re fore la c k jurisdic tion to re v ie w Pa lom are s Torre s’ s c ha lle n ge to the a ge nc y ’ s disc re tiona ry de t e rm inat ion tha

t his c onvic tion c onstitute s a

pa rtic ula rly se rious c rim e tha

t sta tutorily ba rs him from withholding of re m ova l. Pe c he nk

ov , 705 F.3d a

t 448-49 (no jurisdiction ove r pa rtic ula rly se rious c rim e de te rm inat ion whe re the only c ha lle nge is tha

t the a ge nc y

“ inc orre c tly

a sse sse d the fa c ts” ). C ontra ry to Pa lom are s Torre s’ s c onte ntion, thea ge nc y a pplie d the c orre c t le ga l sta nda rd by c onside ring the re le v an t fa c tors outline d in Matte r of Fre nte sc u , 18 I. & N. De c . 244, 247 (B IA 1982), in m aking its pa rtic ula rly se rious c rim e de te rm i nation, inc l uding thenature of a n d c irc um sta

nc e s unde rly ing his c onvic tion. Se e Anay a-Ortiz v . Holde r , 594 F.3d 673, 679-80 (9th C ir. 2010). B e c a use the se de te rm inat ions a re dispositive , we ne e d not re a c h Pa lom are s Torre s’ s c onte ntions re ga rding c re dibility . PE T IT IO N FO R RE V IE WDE NIE D in par t; DISM ISSE D in par t.

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