Carlos Navarrete v. Eric Holder, Jr. , 591 F. App'x 547 ( 2015 )


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  •                                                                            FILED
    NOT FOR PUBLICATION                            JAN 27 2015
    MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                      U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
    CARLOS NAVARRETE,                                No. 13-74181
    Petitioner,                       Agency No. A095-802-017
    v.
    MEMORANDUM*
    ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
    Respondent.
    On Petition for Review of an Order of the
    Board of Immigration Appeals
    Submitted January 21, 2015**
    Before:        CANBY, GOULD, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
    Carlos Navarrete, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review
    of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from the
    immigration judge’s decision denying his application for withholding of removal.
    We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence
    *
    This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
    except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
    **
    The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
    without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    the agency’s factual findings. Wakkary v. Holder, 
    558 F.3d 1049
    , 1056 (9th Cir.
    2009). We deny the petition for review.
    The record does not compel the conclusion that Navarrete met his burden of
    proof to establish the government of Mexico would be unwilling or unable to
    control the individuals he fears. See Rahimzadeh v. Holder, 
    613 F.3d 916
    , 920-23
    (9th Cir. 2010); see also Castro-Perez v. Gonzales, 
    409 F.3d 1069
    , 1072 (9th Cir.
    2005) (failure to report non-governmental persecution due to belief that police
    would do nothing did not establish that government was unable or unwilling to
    control persecutors); see also Nahrvani v. Gonzales, 
    399 F.3d 1148
    , 1154 (9th Cir.
    2005) (record does not compel a contrary conclusion where “reasonable minds
    could differ”). Thus, Navarrete’s claim for withholding of removal fails. In light
    of this conclusion, we do not reach Navarrete’s contentions regarding a disfavored
    group analysis.
    This dismissal is without prejudice to petitioner’s seeking prosecutorial
    discretion or deferred action from the Department of Homeland Security. See
    Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (AADC), 
    525 U.S. 471
    ,
    483-85 (1999) (stating that prosecutorial discretion by the agency can be granted at
    any stage, including after the conclusion of judicial review).
    PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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