Mirian Rivas-Diaz v. Pamela Bondi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 20 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MIRIAN CONCEPCION RIVAS-DIAZ; No. 17-70552

MONICA ITZEL RIVAS,

Agency Nos. Petitioners,

A202-121-794; A202-121-795

v.

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General, MEMORANDUM*

Respondent.

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

Submitted January 20, 2026**

Before: PAEZ, BENNETT, and SUNG, Circuit Judges.

Mirian Concepcion Rivas Diaz and her daughter Monica Itzel Rivas petition

for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA’s”) order dismissing their

appeal from the immigration judge’s (“IJ’s”) order denying Rivas Diaz’s

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”).1 We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C.

§ 1252. We review…