Montoya Rico v. Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 7 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ANTONIO MONTOYA RICO, No. 24-623 Agency No. Petitioner, A092-031-957 v. MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted November 5, 2024** Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW, HURWITZ, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

Antonio Montoya Rico (“Montoya”), a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions

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

by an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) of his application for deferral of removal under the

* 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). Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252,

and we review for substantial…