Carlos Mendoza Esquivel v. Pamela Bondi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 13 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CARLOS MENDOZA ESQUIVEL, No. 20-73521

Petitioner, Agency No. A077-149-829

v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted February 11, 2026** Pasadena, California

Before: SCHROEDER, WARDLAW, and BADE, Circuit Judges.

Carlos Mendoza Esquivel (Esquivel), a native and citizen of Mexico,

petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) dismissal of his

appeal from an immigration judge’s (IJ) decision denying his applications for

asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against

* 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). Torture (CAT).1 We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we deny the

petition.

1. The…