Villeda-Mejia

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 25 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RUDY VILLEDA-MEJIA, No. 23-3420 Agency No. Petitioner, A088-367-378 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted November 20, 2024** Seattle, Washington

Before: McKEOWN, GOULD, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Rudy Alexander Villeda-Mejia is a citizen of Honduras. He petitions for

review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), which denied

his motion to reopen proceedings seeking 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”) based on changed circumstances in Honduras. We review the

BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion, and we defer to the

BIA’s…