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Pereira v. Sessions

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Apr 13, 2018
No. 11-71402 (9th Cir. Apr. 13, 2018)

Opinion

No. 11-71402

04-13-2018

JAIME RODRIGUEZ PEREIRA; et al., Petitioners, v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Agency Nos. A098-929-687 A078-754-691 A098-929-688 A098-929-689 MEMORANDUM On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Before: SILVERMAN, PAEZ, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Jaime Rodriguez Pereira, and his family, natives and citizens of Guatemala, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying their applications for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's findings of fact. Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency's determination that Pereira failed to establish a nexus between the harm he suffered and fears and a protected ground. See Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010) (petitioner's "desire to be free from harassment by criminals motivated by theft or random violence by gang members bears no nexus to a protected ground"). Thus, petitioners' asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See id. at 1015-16.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED


Summaries of

Pereira v. Sessions

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Apr 13, 2018
No. 11-71402 (9th Cir. Apr. 13, 2018)
Case details for

Pereira v. Sessions

Case Details

Full title:JAIME RODRIGUEZ PEREIRA; et al., Petitioners, v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Apr 13, 2018

Citations

No. 11-71402 (9th Cir. Apr. 13, 2018)