Jose A. Dominguez v. Loretta E. Lynch

ORDER

Jose Dominguez, a 22-year-old Mexican citizen, challenges the denial of his motion to reconsider the rejection of his application for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) based on his fear of harm from a violent drug cartel in Mexico. The motion did not identify any legal or factual errors in the underlying decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Because the Board did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion, we deny Dominguez’s petition for review.

Dominguez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, and was smuggled into the United States as an infant. He has lived here…