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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 28 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RICARDO VELARDE OSUNA, No. 23-2788 Agency No. Petitioner, A215-927-187 v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted February 12, 2025 Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: S.R. THOMAS, BRESS, and DE ALBA, Circuit Judges.

Ricardo Velarde Osuna (Velarde), a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions

for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision dismissing his appeal

from an Immigration Judge (IJ) order denying his applications for asylum,

withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture

(CAT). “We review the denial of asylum, withholding of removal[,] and CAT

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. claims for substantial evidence.” Duran-Rodriguez v. Barr, 918 F.3d 1025, 1028

(9th Cir. 2019). “Under this standard, we must uphold…