Bondi
Zabala Mahecha v. Bondi
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 8, 202625-832California1,134 words
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 8 2026
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ADRIANA ZABALA MAHECHA; No. 25-832 NAOMI FELIPE SABALA, Agency Nos.
A240-648-967
Petitioners, A240-494-355 v.
MEMORANDUM*
PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted January 6, 2026** San Francisco, California
Before: NGUYEN and BENNETT, Circuit Judges, and MATSUMOTO, District Judge.***
Adriana Zabala Mahecha and her minor daughter, as a derivative applicant,
petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”)
* 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). *** The Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, sitting by designation. upholding an immigration judge’s…