Case Name: Jose RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, AKA Jose Garcia Rodriguez, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-04-18
Citations: 687 F. App'x 578
Docket Number: No. 15-73106
Parties: Jose RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, AKA Jose Garcia Rodriguez, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 687
Pages: 578–579

Head Matter:
Jose RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, AKA Jose Garcia Rodriguez, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 15-73106
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 11, 2017
Filed April 18, 2017
Matthew G. Holt, Esquire, Attorney, Hurwitz Holt, APLC, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner
OIL, Benjamin Zeitlin, Trial Attorney, DOJ—U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Offiee of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent
Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, 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
Jose Rodriguez-Garcia, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying cancellation of removal, asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's determination of continuous physical presence, Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 614, 618 (9th Cir. 2006). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's determination that Rodriguez-Garcia was outside of the United States for a period of more than 90 days during the statutory period and thus failed to establish the requisite continuous physical presence. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(A), (d)(2) (a departure in excess of 90 days breaks continuous physical presence). Even assuming equitable estoppel could apply, he has not shown affirmative misconduct by United States immigration officials. See Salgado-Diaz v. Gonzales, 395 F.3d 1158, 1165 (9th Cir. 2005) ("The government in immigration cases may be subject to equitable estoppel if it has engaged in affirmative misconduct.").
Substantial evidence supports the agency's determination that Rodriguez-Garcia failed to establish that he could not reasonably relocate within Mexico. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(b)(2)-(3).
Rodriguez-Garcia has waived any challenge to the agency's denial of CAT relief. See Rizk v. Holder, 629 F.3d 1083, 1091 n.3 (9th Cir. 2011) (issues not raised in an opening brief are waived).
In light of this disposition, we do not reach Rodriguez-Garcia's contentions regarding membership in a particular social group.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.