Flor Carrasco v. Eric Holder, Jr.

568 F. App'x 517

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: April 14, 2014
• Docket: 10-72519
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Flor Maria Carrasco petitions for review of a final order of removal from the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). The BIA upheld the Immigration Judge’s (“U”) denial of Carrasco’s application for deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we deny the petition.

The record does not compel the conclusion that Carrasco is more likely than not to be tortured in Mexico for having received a reduced sentence on her 2007 drug conviction. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d 1173, 1178 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc) (“We must uphold the BIA’s determination unless ‘the evidence not only supports, but compels the conclusion that the ... decision was incorrect.’ ”); 8 C.F.R. §§ 1208.16(c)(2), 1208.17(a) (requiring applicant for deferral of removal to prove that torture is more likely than not). Nor does the record compel the conclusion that any such torture would be accomplished with the consent or acquiescence of someone acting in an official capacity. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.18(a)(1). The record of Carrasco’s sentencing does not indicate that she was given a reduced sentence because she cooperated with prosecutors, but rather because of a potential disparity with her co-defendant’s sentence. Carras-co presented no specific evidence to the IJ that anyone in Mexico has threatened her or is even aware of the fact that she. received a reduced sentence. Without nonspeculative evidence of a risk of torture, Carrasco did not satisfy her burden to prove that she is more likely than not to be tortured. See Matter of M-B-A-, 23 I. & N. Dec. 474, 479-80 (BIA 2002).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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