United States v. 2020-08-19 | 14-72690 | DAVID VAZQUEZ-FIGUEROA V. WILLIAM BARR | nonprecedential | memorandum disposition |

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DAVID VAZQUEZ-FIGUEROA,

Petitioner,

v.

WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General,

Respondent.

No. 14-72690

Agency No. A205-052-835

MEMORANDUM
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On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted August 17, 2020
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Before: SCHROEDER, TROTT, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

David Vazquez-Figueroa, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for
review of a 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”).

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

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The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED

AUG 19 2020

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial
evidence the agency’s factual findings. Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-
85 (9th Cir. 2006). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT protection
because Vazquez-Figueroa failed to show it is more likely than not he will be
tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to
Mexico. See Mairena v. Barr, 917 F.3d 1119, 1125-26 (9th Cir. 2019). As noted
by the BIA, he bases his case on what has happened to his relatives who drive taxis
in Acapulco, Mexico. However, he presented no evidence indicating that he would
drive a taxi if he returned to Mexico or that taxi driving would be his only way to
make a living. Moreover, being extorted for money does not constitute torture for
purposes of CAT protection.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.