Mohammad Al Bashiti v. William Barr


NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 26 2019 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MOHAMMAD TAYSEER IZZO AL No. 17-73500 BASHITI, Agency No. A205-783-526 Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM* WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted February 19, 2019** Before: FERNANDEZ, SILVERMAN, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges. Mohammad Tayseer Izzo Al Bashiti, a native and citizen of Jordan, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture * 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). (“CAT”), and denying his motions to reopen and to remand removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Molina-Morales v. INS, 237 F.3d 1048, 1050 (9th Cir. 2001). We review for abuse of discretion the denial of motions to remand and reopen. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir. 2005); Romero-Ruiz v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 1057, 1062 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny the petition for review. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Al Bashiti failed to establish that any harm he experienced or fears in Jordan was or will be on account of a protected ground. See Barajas-Romero v. Lynch, 846 F.3d 351, 356-60 (9th Cir. 2017) (discussing the respective nexus requirements for asylum and withholding of removal claims). Thus, Al Bashiti’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because Al Bashiti failed to show it is more likely than not that he will be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government of Jordan. See Aden v. Holder, 589 F.3d 1040, 1047 (9th Cir. 2009). The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Al Bashiti’s motion to remand where Al Bashiti failed to demonstrate that the new evidence he sought to submit would likely have changed the outcome of his case. See Shin v. Mukasey, 547 F.3d 1019, 1025 (9th Cir. 2008) (petitioners who seek to remand proceedings 2 17-73500 “bear a ‘heavy burden’ of proving that, if proceedings were reopened, the new evidence would likely change the result in the case.” (citation omitted)). Al Bashiti does not challenge the BIA’s denial of his motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues not specifically raised and argued in a party’s opening brief are waived). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 3 17-73500 17-73500 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ca9 9th Cir. Mohammad Al Bashiti v. William Barr 26 February 2019 Agency Unpublished ea4cb3ede0cc0a10c64633ccdb03336c4ccfa0a1

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