NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 19 2018 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SANDRA MORAES, No. 15-71828 Petitioner, Agency No. A200-041-932 v. MEMORANDUM* JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Immigration Judge’s Decision Submitted September 12, 2018** Before: LEAVY, HAWKINS, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges. Sandra Moraes, a native and citizen of Brazil, petitions for review of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) determination under 8 C.F.R. § 1208.31(a) that she did not have a reasonable fear of persecution or torture in Brazil, and thus is not entitled to relief from her reinstated removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 * 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). U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the IJ’s factual findings. Andrade-Garcia v. Lynch, 828 F.3d 829, 833 (9th Cir. 2016). We deny the petition for review. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Moraes failed to demonstrate a reasonable possibility of persecution on account of a protected ground. See Pagayon v. Holder, 675 F.3d 1182, 1191 (9th Cir. 2011) (a personal dispute, standing alone, does not constitute persecution based on a protected ground). Substantial evidence also supports the IJ’s determination that Moraes failed to demonstrate a reasonable possibility of torture by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government of Brazil. See Andrade-Garcia, 828 F.3d at 836- 37. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 15-71828 15-71828 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ca9 9th Cir. Sandra Moraes v. Jefferson Sessions, III 19 September 2018 Agency Unpublished 8c6c1f066a7bf8518cbd03e6c76326fc9c889de8
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