Case Name: Carlos Alberto ORDAZ-MORENO, aka Carlos Ordaz-Moreno, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-11-22
Citations: 545 F. App'x 693
Docket Number: No. 10-71963
Parties: Carlos Alberto ORDAZ-MORENO, aka Carlos Ordaz-Moreno, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: FARRIS, FERNANDEZ, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 545
Pages: 693–694

Head Matter:
Carlos Alberto ORDAZ-MORENO, aka Carlos Ordaz-Moreno, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 10-71963.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 6, 2013.
Filed Nov. 22, 2013.
John Martin Pope, Pope & Associates, PC, Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner.
Jesse Matthew Bless, OIL, David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: FARRIS, FERNANDEZ, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Carlos Alberto Ordaz-Moreno appeals the Board of Immigration Appeals's ("BIA") decision concluding he was ineligible for (1) cancellation of removal because he had been convicted of an aggravated felony; and (2) deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) because his allegation of government involvement was too speculative. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252.
The BIA correctly concluded that Or-daz-Moreno's Arizona conviction for attempted transportation of marijuana for sale constitutes an aggravated felony conviction under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Transportation of marijuana for sale, see Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-3405(A)(4), qualifies as an illicit trafficking crime under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(B). We have concluded that Arizona's definition of attempt, see Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13 — 1001(A), is coextensive with the federal definition. United States v. Taylor, 529 F.3d 1232, 1238 (9th Cir.2008). While Taylor was decided in the context of a criminal sen tencing proceeding, there is no basis to alter this statutory construction. "[Wjhere a statute 'has both criminal and noncriminal applications,' the statute should be consistently interpreted in both criminal and noncriminal, i.e., immigration, applications." Martinez-Perez v. Gonzales, 417 F.3d 1022, 1028 n. 3 (9th Cir. 2005) (quoting Leocal v. Ashcroft, 543 U.S. 1, 11, 125 S.Ct. 377, 160 L.Ed.2d 271 n.8 (2004)). Ordaz-Moreno's aggravated felony conviction renders him ineligible for cancellation of removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a)(3).
The BIA did not err in denying Ordaz-Moreno's deferral of removal claim under the CAT. Substantial evidence supports the BIA's conclusion that Ordaz-Moreno, if returned to Mexico, is not "more likely than not" to suffer torture with the consent or acquiescence of a public official. 8 C.F.R. § 1208.17(a). Ordaz-Moreno offered no evidence that Mexican officials knew of or supported instances of torture carried out by Chapo's organization. Moreover, the BIA correctly concluded that Ordaz-Moreno did not proffer evidence that corruption in Mexico was so widespread that it may be presumed in every case. For these reasons, the record does not compel the conclusion that Mexican officials will acquiesce to torture carried out by Chapo or his associates. See Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 747-48 (9th Cir.2008).
PETITION DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.