Juan Valdez v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision**
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JUAN VALDEZ,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 08-71885
Agency No. A072-692-906
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted February 15, 2011**
Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Juan Valdez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of a
Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming his appeal from an
immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying relief under the Convention Against
Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for
FILED
FEB 24 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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substantial evidence factual findings. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 &
n.1 (1992). We deny the petition for review.
Valdez’s contention that the IJ failed to analyze his CAT claim under the
“willful blindness” standard set forth in Zheng v. Ashcroft, 332 F.3d 1186 (9th Cir.
2003), is belied by the record. In addition, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s
finding that Valdez has not demonstrated a likelihood of torture. See Santos-
Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 747-48 (9th Cir. 2008) (CAT relief denied where
the petitioner’s feared torture would be at the hands of private individuals, there
was no evidence the police knew the petitioner had been targeted or threatened,
and the petitioner’s mother was living safely in El Salvador).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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