Case Name: Oumar BA, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, United States Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-02-08
Citations: 633 F. App'x 33
Docket Number: No. 14-2688
Parties: Oumar BA, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, United States Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: PRESENT: PIERRE N. LEVAL, REENA RAGGI, RAYMOND J. LOHIER, JR., Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 633
Pages: 33–34

Head Matter:
Oumar BA, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, United States Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 14-2688.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Feb. 8, 2016.
Lawrence Spivak, Jamaica, NY, for Petitioner.
Benjamin C. Mizer, Acting Assistant Attorney General; Jesse M. Bless, Senior Litigation Counsel; Lance L. Jolley, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
PRESENT: PIERRE N. LEVAL, REENA RAGGI, RAYMOND J. LOHIER, JR., Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Petitioner Oumar Ba, a native and citizen of Mali, seeks review of a June 26, 2014, decision of the BIA affirming a July 17, 2013, decision of an Immigration Judge ("IJ") denying Ba's application for relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). In re Oumar Ba, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. June 26, 2014), aff'g No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (Immig. Ct. N.Y. City July 17, 2013). We assume the parties' familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history in this case.
We have considered both the IJ's and the BIA's opinions "for the sake of completeness." Wangchuck v. DHS, 448 F.3d 524, 528 (2d Cir.2006). The applicable standards of review are well established. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B); Yanqin Weng v. Holder, 562 F.3d 510, 513 (2d Cir.2009).
Because Ba was ordered removed based on a crime involving moral turpitude, the INA limits judicial review to constitutional claims and questions of law. 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C), (D); Ortiz-Franco v. Holder, 782 F.3d 81, 86 (2d Cir.2015). Accordingly, if Ba raises no such claim or question, we must dismiss the petition. See Santana v. Holder, 714 F.3d 140, 143 (2d Cir.2013).
Ba argues that it is contradictory for the agency to grant withholding of removal to his wife based on her prior female genital mutilation ("FMG") while denying CAT relief to him based on his argument that he will be tortured for opposing that practice. This argument is irrelevant to the question of whether Ba is more likely than not to be tortured in Mali. Nor is it a contradiction to grant relief in one case and deny it in another: Ba's wife was granted relief because she herself suffered FGM, but Ba will not be subjected to the practice and produced no evidence that he would be tortured for opposing it. See Shi Liang Lin v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 494 F.3d 296, 310-11 (2d Cir.2007). Otherwise, Ba merely argues that FGM is widespread and that he will suffer ostracism and social pressure if he opposes it and that the IJ erred in denying CAT relief on that basis. This is merely a challenge to the IJ's factual determination that BA is not likely to be tortured in Mali. Xiao Ji Chen v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 471 F.3d 315, 329 (2d Cir.2006). Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to consider his petition. Ortiz-Franco, 782 F.3d at 86.
For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DISMISSED. As we have completed our review, any stay of removal that the Court previously granted in this petition is VACATED, and any pending motion for a stay of removal in this petition is DISMISSED as moot. Any pending request for oral argument in this petition is DENIED in accordance with Federal Rule' of Appellate Procedure 34(a)(2), and Second Circuit Local Rule 34.1(b).