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Zabala Mahecha v. Bondi

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 8, 202625-832California1,134 words

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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…

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