Jose Chamorro-Castillo v. Pamela Bondi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 13 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSE ISRAEL CHAMORRO-CASTILLO, No. 20-73402

Petitioner, Agency No. A215-937-661

v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted January 9, 2026** Seattle, Washington

Before: W. FLETCHER, BERZON, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Jose Israel Chamorro-Castillo, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for

review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his

appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his motion to reopen.

We grant the petition and remand for application of a recent en banc decision of

* 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). this court, United States v. Rivera-Valdes, 157 F.4th 978, 989 (9th Cir. 2025)…