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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 24 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JORGE ALBERTO CRUZ PINEDA, No. 25-701 Agency No. Petitioner, A070-162-288 v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted November 20, 2025** San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, BRESS, and MENDOZA, Circuit Judges.

Jorge Alberto Cruz Pineda, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for

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

an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) order denying his application for deferral of removal

under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We review the denial of CAT

* 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). protection for substantial evidence. Sharma v. Garland, 9 F.4th 1052, 1066 (9th…