Abel Arreola-Carrillo v. Loretta Lynch

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UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED. [15-60891 Affirmed ] Judge: PEH , Judge: ECP , Judge: CH Mandate pull date is 08/10/2017 [15-60891]

Case: 15-60891

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Date Filed: 06/19/2017

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-60891
Summary Calendar
ABEL ALEJANDRO ARREOLA-CARRILLO,

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit

FILED
June 19, 2017
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk

Petitioner
v.
JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS, III, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent
Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A206 269 025
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Abel Alejandro Arreola-Carrillo, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions
for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing
his appeal of the immigration judge’s denial of asylum, withholding of removal,
and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Because he does not
challenge the denial of CAT relief, he has abandoned the issue. See Soadjede
v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 830, 833 (5th Cir. 2003).

Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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Date Filed: 06/19/2017

No. 15-60891
An alien may be granted asylum if he has “a well-founded fear of
persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a
particular social group, or political opinion.” 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A). An
alien does not have a well-founded fear of persecution if he could avoid
persecution by internally relocating and it would be reasonable to do so. 8
C.F.R. § 1208.13(b)(2)(ii).
Substantial evidence supports the denial of asylum. See Gomez-Palacios
v. Holder, 560 F.3d 354, 358 (5th Cir. 2009). Even if Arreola-Carrillo has a
well-founded fear of persecution on account of his membership in his proposed
alternative particular social group, the evidence does not compel a finding that
he cannot reasonably relocate within Mexico to avoid future harm, particularly
in light of the fact that he relocated to the city of Morelia and lived there
without incident from 2010 until 2013. See Lopez-Gomez v. Ashcroft, 263 F.3d
442, 446 (5th Cir. 2001). Moreover, we lack jurisdiction to consider whether
the BIA failed to consider the § 1208.13(b)(3) factors, conducted an incomplete
analysis, or improperly shifted the burden because Arreola-Carrillo failed to
exhaust the issues by presenting them in a motion for reconsideration. See
Omari v. Holder, 562 F.3d 314, 318, 320-21 (5th Cir. 2009).
As Arreola-Carrillo cannot meet the requirements for asylum, he cannot
meet the more stringent requirements for withholding of removal. See Eduard
v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 182, 186 n.2 (5th Cir. 2004). Accordingly, the petition for
review is DENIED.

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