Francisco Lopez Gamero v. William P. Barr

Sykes, Circuit Judge.

Francisco Lopez Gamero, a Mexican citizen and lawful permanent resident of the United States, faces removal because of two state drug convictions. An immigration judge found him removable as an alien convicted of the aggravated felony of "illicit trafficking in a controlled substance." 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(B). He sought deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture, but the judge denied that relief because the evidence he presented about the risk of torture from Mexican drug cartels was largely speculative. The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed.

Lopez…