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De Souza v. Holder

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Jan 21, 2014
No. 11-72169 (9th Cir. Jan. 21, 2014)

Opinion

No. 11-72169 Agency No. A094-822-882

01-21-2014

DIEGO RODRIGUEZ DE SOUZA, a.k.a. Diego Souza, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION


MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


On Petition for Review of an Order of the

Board of Immigration Appeals

Before: CANBY, SILVERMAN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Diego Rodriguez De Souza, a native and citizen of Brazil, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Alphonsus v. Holder, 705 F.3d 1031, 1036-37 (9th Cir. 2013); Arteaga v. Mukasey, 511 F.3d 940, 942 n.1 (9th Cir. 2007). We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings. Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA's determination that De Souza did not establish that he is more likely than not to be tortured if removed to Brazil. See Alphonsus, 705 F.3d at 1049-50. Accordingly, De Souza's CAT claim fails.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

De Souza v. Holder

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Jan 21, 2014
No. 11-72169 (9th Cir. Jan. 21, 2014)
Case details for

De Souza v. Holder

Case Details

Full title:DIEGO RODRIGUEZ DE SOUZA, a.k.a. Diego Souza, Petitioner, v. ERIC H…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jan 21, 2014

Citations

No. 11-72169 (9th Cir. Jan. 21, 2014)