N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT DENNIS AGUILAR -M AR TINEZ, Pe titione r, v. LORETTA E. LYNC H, Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde nt . Nos. 13-72964 14-70852 Age n c y No. A200-832-279 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. De nnis Aguila

r-M artine z , a

native and c i tiz e n of Hondura s, pe titions for re vie w of the B oa

rd of Im m igration Appe a ls’ (“ B IA” ) 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 ation for a sy lum , withholding of rem o v a l, a nd re lie f unde r the C onve ntion Against Torture(“ C AT” )



# FIL ED MAR 07 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 the se c a se s are suita ble for de c ision without oral a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).(No. 13-72964), a nd of the B IA’ s orde r de ny ing his motion to re ope n re m ova l proc e e dings (No. 14-70852). We have jurisdic t ion unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1252. W e re vie w for substa

ntia l e vide nc e the a ge nc y ’ s fa c tua l findings, Molina-Morale s v . IN S , 237 F.3d 1048, 1050 (9th C ir. 2001), a n d re vie w for a

buse of disc re tion the B IA’ s de nia l of hum anita rian a sy lum , Be lay ne h v . IN S , 213 F.3d 488, 491 (9th C ir. 2000). W e de ny

the pe titions for re vie w . As to pe tition No. 13-72964, Aguila r-M artine z doe s not c ha lle nge the a ge nc y ’ s c onc lusion tha

t he fa ile d to e sta

blish pa st pe rse c ution or a fe ar of future pe rse c ution on a c c ount of m e m be rship in a

pa rtic ula r soc ia l group. Se e Martine z -Se rrano v . IN

S , 94 F.3d 1256, 1259 (9th C ir. 1996) (issue s not supporte d by argum e nt a

re de e m e d a

ba ndone d). Furthe r, substa

ntia l e v ide nc e supports the a ge nc y ’ s c onc lusion tha

t Aguila r-M artine z fa ile d

to e sta blish pa st pe rse c ution or a fe ar of future pe rse c ution in Hondura s on a c c ount of a ny othe r prote c te d ground. Se e Parussimov

a v . Muk ase y , 555 F.3d 734, 740-41 (9th C ir. 2009) (unde r the REAL ID Ac t, a

pplic ant m

ust prove tha

t a prote c te d ground is a

t le a st ‘ o ne c e ntra l re a s on’ for pe rse c ution); se e also Molina-Morale s , 237 F.3d a

t 1052 (pe rsona l re tribution is not pe

rse c ution on a c c ount of a

prote c te d ground). W e re je c t Aguila r-M a rtine z ’ s c onte ntion a s to hum anita rian a sy lum . Se e Be lay ne h , 213 F.3d at 491. Thus, Aguila

r-M artine z ’ s a sy lum , inc l uding hum anita rian a sy lum , a

nd 1 3 - 7 2 9 6 4 /1 4 - 7 0 8 5 2 2withholding of rem o v a l c la im s fa il. Se e Ze tino v . Holde r , 622 F.3d 1007, 1016

(9th C ir. 2010). Substa ntia l e v i de nc e a lso supports the a ge nc y ’ s de nia l of Aguila r-M artine z ’ s C AT c la i m

be c a use he fa ile d to e sta

b lish it is m

ore like ly tha n not he would be torture d by

or with thec onse nt or a c q uie s c e n c e of the Hondura n gove rnm e nt. Se e Silay a v . Muk

ase y , 524 F.3d 1066, 1073 (9th C ir. 2008). As to pe tition No. 14-70852, Aguila r-M artine z m ak e s no a

rgum e nts c ha lle nging theB IA’ s orde r de ny ing his motion to re ope n. Se e Martine z-Se rrano , 94 F.3d a t 1259-60 (pe titione r wa ive d issue by fa i ling to a ddre ss how theB IA a buse d its disc re tion in deny ing his motion to re ope n). PE T IT IO NS FO R

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