Francisco-Pedro
Francisco-Pedro v. Bondi
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 13 2025
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MARVIN FRANCISCO-PEDRO, No. 23-3778 Agency No. Petitioner, A200-630-149 v.
MEMORANDUM*
PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted February 11, 2025** Pasadena, California
Before: PAEZ, IKUTA, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.
An immigration judge (“IJ”) denied Marvin Francisco-Pedro’s claims for
asylum and withholding of removal because, among other reasons, he failed to
establish a nexus between a gang’s threats and his proposed particularized social
groups. On appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), Francisco-
* 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). Pedro argued only that the IJ’s decision cited Matter of A-B-, 27 I. & N. Dec. 316