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Date Created: 2023-03-22 00:00:22.521952+00
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Case: 22-60197        Document: 00516684251             Page: 1      Date Filed: 03/21/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
                                     ____________
                                                                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                       Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 22-60197
                                    Summary Calendar                                 FILED
                                    ____________                                March 21, 2023
                                                                                Lyle W. Cayce
   Jesus Vasquez Ignacio,                                                            Clerk

                                                                                Petitioner,

                                            versus

   Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General,

                                                                              Respondent.
                     ______________________________

                        Petition for Review of an Order of the
                            Board of Immigration Appeals
                              Agency No. A205 471 062
                     ______________________________

   Before Stewart, Dennis, and Willett, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Jesus Vasquez Ignacio, a native and citizen of Mexico, timely petitions
   us for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying
   withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection.
         On petition for review of a Board decision, we review factual findings
   for substantial evidence and questions of law de novo. Lopez-Gomez v.

         _____________________
         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-60197        Document: 00516684251        Page: 2   Date Filed: 03/21/2023

                                    No. 22-60197

   Ashcroft, 263 F.3d 442, 444 (5th Cir. 2001). The substantial-evidence
   standard applies to review of decisions denying asylum, withholding of
   removal, and relief under the CAT. Zhang v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 339, 344 (5th
   Cir. 2005). Under this standard, reversal is improper unless the evidence
   compels a contrary conclusion. Carbajal-Gonzalez v. INS, 78 F.3d 194, 197
   (5th Cir. 1996).
          We are not compelled to find that Vasquez Ignacio was persecuted in
   the past. The incident he described is not an example of the extreme harm
   that persecution requires. See Qorane v. Barr, 919 F.3d 904, 909-10 (5th Cir.
   2019). As Vasquez Ignacio has not established persecution, his claim fails,
   and analysis of the other elements is unnecessary. INS v. Bagamasbad, 429
   U.S. 24, 25-26 (1976).
          Because Vasquez Ignacio’s assault and attempted kidnapping do not
   constitute persecution, they also do not show a likelihood he will be tortured
   upon return to Mexico. See Qorane, 919 F.3d at 911. Vasquez Ignacio
   presents only a conclusional argument that country condition evidence
   supports his torture claim and has waived that issue for review. See Garrido-
   Morato v. Gonzales, 485 F.3d 319, 321 n.1 (5th Cir. 2007).
          DENIED.

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