NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 27 2022 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JUAN LUIS CASTRO MIL, AKA Luis No. 19-71896 Castro, Agency No. A205-907-498 Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM* MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted May 17, 2022** Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges. Juan Luis Castro Mil, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo whether a petitioner has been afforded due process. Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 614, 620 (9th Cir. 2006). 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 conclusion that Castro Mil failed to establish that he would be persecuted on account of a protected ground. See Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010) (stating that an applicant’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”); see also Barajas-Romero v. Lynch, 846 F.3d 351, 359-60 (9th Cir. 2017) (observing that there is no need to distinguish between the “one central reason” standard for asylum and the “a reason” standard for withholding of removal when there is no nexus to a protected ground). Thus, Castro Mil’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. The BIA did not err in deeming Castro Mil’s CAT claim waived. See Alanniz v. Barr, 924 F.3d 1061, 1068-69 (9th Cir. 2019) (“A review of [Petitioner’s] brief to the BIA confirms that he did not argue that he was entitled to 2 19-71896 relief under the CAT.”). Castro Mil’s brief made no mention of torture and otherwise gave the BIA no reason to suspect that Castro Mil was challenging the IJ’s denial of CAT protection. In light of this disposition, we do not reach Castro Mil’s remaining contentions. See Simeonov v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532, 538 (9th Cir. 2004) (“As a general rule courts and agencies are not required to make findings on issues the decision of which is unnecessary to the results they reach.” (quoting INS v. Bagamasbad, 429 U.S. 24, 25 (1976))). The temporary stay of removal remains in place until issuance of the mandate. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 3 19-71896 19-71896 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ca9 9th Cir. Juan Castro Mil v. Merrick Garland 27 …
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