Ruiz Pena v. Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 24 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

HECTOR EFRAIN RUIZ PENA, No. 23-2530 Agency No. Petitioner, A205-971-913

v. MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted October 22, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: OWENS, SUNG, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges.

Hector Efrain Ruiz Pena, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review

of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming the Immigration

Judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of

* 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). removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have

jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. For…