Case Name: Luis Alberto VASQUEZ-HERNANDEZ, also known as Luisd Alberyo Vasquez-Hernandez, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-10-18
Citations: 542 F. App'x 382
Docket Number: No. 13-60167
Parties: Luis Alberto VASQUEZ-HERNANDEZ, also known as Luisd Alberyo Vasquez-Hernandez, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before KING, DAVIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 542
Pages: 382–383

Head Matter:
Luis Alberto VASQUEZ-HERNANDEZ, also known as Luisd Alberyo Vasquez-Hernandez, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 13-60167
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 18, 2013.
Luisd Alberyo Vasquez-Hernandez, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.
Janette Louise Allen, Esq., Trial Attorney, Tangerlia Cox, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before KING, DAVIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Luis Alberto Vasquez-Hernandez, a native and citizen of Mexico, seeks our review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal of a decision of the Immigration Judge (IJ) that denied his applications for withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). During his removal proceedings, Vasquez-Hernandez claimed that he was entitled to relief because there was a clear probability that he would be recruited by a drug cartel if he were returned to Mexico due to his membership in a particular social group, specifically young men recruited by cartels, and because there was a clear probability that he would be kidnaped and held for ransom due to his membership in another particular social group, specifically persons who have lived in the United States and are thus perceived as wealthy. In addition, he claimed relief under the CAT due to his fear of torture.
The respondent has moved for summary disposition, arguing that Vasquez-Hernandez's issues are foreclosed by Castillo-Enriquez v. Holder, 690 F.3d 667, 668 (5th Cir.2012), and Orellana-Monson v. Holder, 685 F.3d 511, 521-22 (5th Cir.2012). Vasquez-Hernandez opposes the motion.
Summary disposition is not appropriate in this case, and the respondent's motion is thus denied. See United States v. Holy Land Found. for Relief and Dev., 445 F.3d 771, 781 (5th Cir.2006). However, because the record before us does not compel findings different from those of the IJ or the BIA, see Chen v. Gonzales, 470 F.3d 1131, 1134 (5th Cir.2006), we dispense with further briefing.
Vasquez-Hernandez's claim that his proposed social group, young men who are recruited by cartels, lacks the requisite particularity to be cognizable for purposes of withholding of removal. See Orellana-Monson, 685 F.3d at 521-22. Vasquez-Hernandez's claim that his proposed social group, individuals returning to Mexico from the United States who are perceived as wealthy, likewise lacks the requisite particularity to be cognizable for purposes of withholding of removal; moreover, economic extortion is not a form of persecution under immigration law. See Castillo-Enriquez, 690 F.3d at 668.
Finally, concerning Vasquez-Hernandez's application for relief under the CAT, he presented no evidence of past torture, see 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c)(3), or evidence that, if deported to Mexico, it is more likely than not that he will suffer torture by the instigation or acquiescence of the Mexican government. 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c)(2); Chen, 470 F.3d at 1139. In light of the foregoing, Vasquez-Hernandez's petition for review is denied.
DISPENSE WITH FURTHER BRIEFING; MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION DENIED; PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.