Alfaro-Castro

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 11 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JUAN JOSE ALFARO-CASTRO, No. 22-488 Agency No. Petitioner, A205-528-040 v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted February 9, 2026** Pasadena, California

Before: OWENS, VANDYKE, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges. Concurrence by Judge VANDYKE. Juan Jose Alfaro-Castro is a native and citizen of Mexico. He petitions for

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

appeal of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for cancellation

of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. “Where, as here, the 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). reviewed the IJ’s factual findings for clear…