Court Opinion

ID: 9384690
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-04-04 18:00:41.591717+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:17:55.480508
License: Public Domain

Case: 22-60487        Document: 00516699502             Page: 1      Date Filed: 04/04/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
                                     ____________
                                                                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                       Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 22-60487
                                    Summary Calendar                                 FILED
                                    ____________                                  April 4, 2023
                                                                                Lyle W. Cayce
   Luis Antonio Hernandez-Murillo,                                                   Clerk

                                                                                Petitioner,

                                            versus

   Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General,

                                                                              Respondent.
                     ______________________________

                        Petition for Review of an Order of the
                            Board of Immigration Appeals
                              Agency No. A208 887 044
                     ______________________________

   Before Stewart, Duncan, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Luis Antonio Hernandez-Murillo, a native and citizen of Honduras,
   petitions for review of decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
   dismissing his appeal from an order of the Immigration Judge (IJ) ordering
   him removed and denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal,
   and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We review for

         _____________________
         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-60487     Document: 00516699502           Page: 2   Date Filed: 04/04/2023

                                    No. 22-60487

   substantial evidence. Zhang v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 339, 344 (5th Cir. 2005);
   Chen v. Gonzales, 470 F.3d 1131, 1134 (5th Cir. 2006).
          Hernandez-Murillo cites neither evidence nor authority compelling a
   conclusion contrary to that of the BIA on the issue whether he suffered past
   persecution or is likely to face persecution upon repatriation. See Zhang, 432
   F.3d at 344; Zhu v. Gonzales, 493 F.3d 588, 596 (5th Cir. 2007); Cabrera v.
   Sessions, 890 F.3d 153, 164 (5th Cir. 2018). Because persecution is an
   essential element of claims for asylum or withholding, we need not consider
   his remaining arguments concerning these forms of relief. See Jaco v.
   Garland, 24 F.4th 395, 402 (5th Cir. 2021); Efe v. Ashcroft, 293 F.3d 899, 906
   (5th Cir. 2002); see also INS v. Bagamasbad, 429 U.S. 24, 25 (1976).
          Insofar as he argues that the BIA erred by failing to consider his CAT
   claim on remand, we lack jurisdiction to consider this claim because it arises
   from the agency’s decision but was not first presented to the agency. See
   Martinez-Guevara v. Garland, 27 F.4th 353, 359-60 (5th Cir. 2022); 8 U.S.C.
   § 1252(d)(1). Finally, as with his asylum and withholding claims, he cites
   neither evidence nor authority compelling a conclusion contrary to that of the
   BIA on the issue whether he more likely than not would be tortured with
   governmental acquiescence if repatriated. See Zhang, 432 F.3d at 344; Tabora
   Gutierrez v. Garland, 12 F.4th 496, 502 (5th Cir. 2021). The petition for
   review is DENIED in part and DISMISSED in part.

                                         2