Cortez-Castro

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 15 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WILSON RICARDO CORTEZ-CASTRO, No. 23-1224 Agency No. Petitioner, A062-160-044 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted July 11, 2024** Seattle, Washington

Before: HAWKINS, McKEOWN, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Wilson Ricardo Cortez-Castro, a native and citizen of El Salvador, seeks

review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the

denial of Cortez-Castro’s application for protection under the Convention Against

* 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). Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and review for

substantial evidence the agency’s determination of Cortez-Castro’s eligibility for

CAT…