J. Jesus Chaves Teja v. Pamela Bondi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 9 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

J. JESUS CHAVEZ TEJA, No. 18-71280

Petitioner, Agency No. A098-290-758

v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted February 5, 2026** Pasadena, California

Before: GRABER, BRESS, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner J. Jesus Chavez Teja,1 a native and citizen of Mexico, timely seeks

review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming an

* 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). 1 Although agency documents contain different spellings of Petitioner’s name, Petitioner’s birth certificate and other identity documents reflect that his name is spelled “J. Jesus Chavez Teja.” Accordingly, we use that spelling in this disposition.…