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 HANGJUN W

ANG, Pe titione r, v. ER IC H. HOLDER , Jr., Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde n t . No. 11-72451 Age n c y No. A088-271-050 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 M arc h 10, 2014 ** B e fore : PR EGER SON, LEAVY, a n d M UR GUIA, C irc uit Judge s . C ha ngjun W ang, a

native and c itiz e n of C hina , pe titions pro se for re vie w of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls’ (“ B IA” ) orde r dism i ssing his a p p e a l of the im m igration judge ’ s de nia l of his m otion to re c onside r the de nia l of his a p plic ation for a s y lum , withholding of re m ova l, a nd prote c t ion unde r the C onve ntion Against



# FIL ED MAR 14 2014 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).Torture (“ C AT” ). W e have jurisdic tion unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1252. W e re vie w for

a buse o f disc re tion the de n i a l of a m o tion to re c onside r, C

ano-Me r ida v . IN

S , 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th C ir. 2002), a nd re vie w for substa

ntia l e vide n c e fa c tua l findings, J iang v . Holde r , 611 F.3d 1086, 1091 (9th C ir. 2010). W e grant in pa rt a nd de ny in pa rt the pe tition for re vie w , a nd we re m and. W ang’ s wife wa s subje c te d to two forc e d a bortions, in 1988 a

nd 1991. Afte r W ang prote ste d

the se c ond a

bortion, hewa s a

rre ste d, de ta ine d, a

nd ke pt in a

stre ss position for 24 hours without food or wa te r. B e y o nd the fa c t tha

t the B IA doe s not a ppe ar to ha

v e c onside re d the first a

bortion in e v a l uating pa st pe rse c ution, substa ntia l e vide nc e doe s not support the B IA’ s finding tha

t the se c ond a

bortion and the m istre atm e n t W ang pe rsona lly e xpe rie nc e d did not rise

to the le ve l of pa st pe rse c ution. Se e J

iang , 611 F.3d a

t 1095-96 (mistre atm e nt inc luding pe titione r’ s de te ntion a

nd girlfrie nd’ s forc e d a

bortion). Thus, the

B IA a buse d its disc re tion in dism issing his a

ppe a l of the IJ’ s de n ia l of his m otion to re c onside r. Se e CanoMe r ida , 311 F.3d a

t 964 (sta ting thesta

n da rd for a buse of disc re tion). In light of this c onc l usion a

nd the possibility

of a pre s um ption of future fe ar, we do not a ddre s s the B IA’ s finding tha t W ang fa ile d to e s ta

blish a n inde pe nde nt c la im

of future pe rse c ut ion.

1 1 - 7 2 4 5 1 2The B IA did not a buse its disc re tion in dism issing the a ppe a l with re spe c t to W ang’ s C AT c la im

a s W ang fa ile d

to e sta blish it is m

ore like ly tha n not he would be torture d at the instiga

tion of or with the

a c q uie sc e nc e of the gove rnm e nt if re turne d to C hina . Se e Silay a v . Muk ase y , 524 F.3d 1066, 1073 (9th C i r. 2008). Thus, we re m and W ang’ s c l a im s for a sy lum and withholding of re

m ova l to the B IA for furthe r proc e e dings c onsiste nt with this disposition. Se e IN S v . Ve ntura , 537 U.S. 12, 16-18 (2002) (pe r c uriam ). Ea c h pa rty sha ll be a r its own c osts for this petition for re vie w . PE T IT IO N FO R RE V IE WG RANT E D in par t; DE NIE D in par t; RE M A NDE D.

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