NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 12 2020 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MARIANO CORTEZ, No. 19-71884 Petitioner, Agency No. A087-683-178 v. MEMORANDUM* WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Immigration Judge Submitted May 6, 2020** Before: BERZON, N.R. SMITH, and MILLER, Circuit Judges. Mariano Cortez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) determination under 8 C.F.R. § 1208.31(a) that he did not have a reasonable fear of persecution or torture in El Salvador and thus is not entitled to relief from his reinstated removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the IJ’s factual findings. * 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). Andrade-Garcia v. Lynch, 828 F.3d 829, 836 (9th Cir. 2016). We deny the petition for review. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Cortez failed to demonstrate a reasonable possibility of persecution on account of a protected ground. See Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2010) (“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.”). Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s determination that Cortez failed to demonstrate a reasonable possibility of torture by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to El Salvador. See Andrade-Garcia, 828 F.3d at 836-37. Cortez’s motion for a stay of removal (Docket Entry No. 2) is denied as moot. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 19-71884 19-71884 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ca9 9th Cir. Mariano Cortez v. William Barr 12 May 2020 Agency Unpublished c70961b70184e8205288d85b60a0adafe9ed5d78
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