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Wei Guo v. William Barr, 15-72481 (2020)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Number: 15-72481 Visitors: 20
Filed: Jul. 21, 2020
Latest Update: Jul. 21, 2020
Summary: NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 21 2020 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT WEI GUO, AKA Bin Guo, No. 15-72481 Petitioner, Agency No. A200-264-182 v. MEMORANDUM* WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted July 14, 2020** Before: CANBY, FRIEDLAND, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges. Wei Guo, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the Boa
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                              NOT FOR PUBLICATION                        FILED
                    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                        JUL 21 2020
                                                                      MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
                                                                       U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
                              FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WEI GUO, AKA Bin Guo,                           No.    15-72481

                Petitioner,                     Agency No. A200-264-182

 v.
                                                MEMORANDUM*
WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General,

                Respondent.

                     On Petition for Review of an Order of the
                         Board of Immigration Appeals

                               Submitted July 14, 2020**

Before:      CANBY, FRIEDLAND, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

      Wei Guo, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the

Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration

judge’s decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and

relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under

8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’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).
Guo v. Sessions, 
897 F.3d 1208
, 1212 (9th Cir. 2018). We grant in part and deny

in part the petition for review, and we remand.

      We do not consider the materials Guo references in his opening brief that are

not part of the administrative record. See Fisher v. INS, 
79 F.3d 955
, 963-64 (9th

Cir. 1996) (en banc) (court’s review is limited to the administrative record)

      The record compels the conclusion that the cumulative harm Guo suffered in

China rose to the level of persecution. See 
Guo, 897 F.3d at 1213-17
(finding

petitioner suffered past persecution because of his religious beliefs where he was

detained, beaten, forced to sign a document promising not to attend a home church,

and required to report to the police weekly); see also Guo v. Ashcroft, 
361 F.3d 1194
, 1203 (9th Cir. 2004) (totality of the circumstances compelled finding of

persecution). Thus, we grant the petition for review as to Guo’s asylum and

withholding of removal claims, and remand to the agency for further proceedings

consistent with this disposition. See 
Guo, 897 F.3d at 1217
; see also INS v.

Ventura, 
537 U.S. 12
, 16-18 (2002) (per curiam).

      Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because

Guo failed to show it is more likely than not he will be tortured by or with the

consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to China. See Aden v.




                                          2                                     15-72481
Holder, 
589 F.3d 1040
, 1047 (9th Cir. 2009); see also 
Guo, 897 F.3d at 1217
(insufficient likelihood of torture).

      The government shall bear the costs for this petition for review.

      PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED in part; DENIED in part;

REMANDED.




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