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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 18 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SHENLE HE, No. 22-816 Agency No. Petitioner, A208-317-798 v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted February 13, 2026** Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: BYBEE, R. NELSON, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Shenle He, a Chinese citizen, petitions for review of the Board of

Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision dismissing his appeal of an Immigration

* 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). Judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for asylum. 1 The “substantial evidence”

standard governs our review of the BIA’s decision. See Lolong v. Gonzales, 484 F.3d

1173, 1178 (9th Cir. 2007); Iraheta-Martinez v. Garland, 12 F.4th 942, 956 (9th…