KAREN KARAPETAN, AKA Carl Karapetian, AKA Carlos Karapetian, AKA Karro Karapetian v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
KAREN KARAPETAN, AKA Carl
Karapetian, AKA Carlos Karapetian, AKA
Karro Karapetian,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 11-73189
Agency No. A075-498-164
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted March 10, 2015**
Before: FARRIS, WARDLAW, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Karen Karapetan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions pro se for review
of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for deferral of removal
FILED
MAR 19 2015
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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).

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under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8
U.S.C. § 1252. See Alphonsus v. Holder, 705 F.3d 1031, 1036-37 (9th Cir. 2013).
We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings underlying the
determination that Karapetan is not eligible for CAT relief. Zheng v. Ashcroft, 332
F.3d 1186, 1193 (9th Cir. 2003). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s conclusion that, even if Karapetan’s
witness gave credible testimony, Karapetan did not establish that it is more likely
than not he would be tortured by or with the acquiescence of Armenian officials if
he is removed to Armenia. Id. at 1194. We reject Karapetan’s contention that the
IJ ignored country conditions evidence. Thus, Karapetan’s claim for deferral of
removal under CAT fails.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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