Canales-Enrique v. Holder

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

BOBBY R. BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, a native of Mexico, seeks review of the denial of his motion for reconsideration by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). We deny the petition.

Petitioner was admitted to the United States in 2000 as a nonimmigrant visitor, which allowed him to stay for only seventy-two hours. In 2009, the government initiated removal proceedings against him. Petitioner conceded removability and applied for asylum, restriction on removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). He claimed eligibility for asylum on account of being…