Merlos-Argueta
Merlos-Argueta v. Bondi
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 27, 202524-4746California517 words
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 27 2025
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ARIEL ERNESTO MERLOS-ARGUETA, No. 24-4746 Agency No. Petitioner, A206-637-732 v.
MEMORANDUM*
PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted May 21, 2025**
Before: SILVERMAN, LEE, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.
Ariel Ernesto Merlos-Argueta, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions
pro se for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”)
affirming without opinion an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his
applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection 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.