Esau Medina-Mendoza v. Pamela Bondi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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

ESAU MISAEL MEDINA-MENDOZA, No. 21-70422

Petitioner, Agency No. A203-091-311

v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted February 4, 2026 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: BERZON, CALLAHAN, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.

Esau Medina Mendoza (“Medina”) seeks review of the agency’s denial of

his motion for deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).

The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) first rejected Medina’s challenges to

the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) earlier denial of his motions for a continuance and

for the issuance of subpoenas. The BIA then adopted the IJ’s determination that,

despite threats from the Sinaloa Cartel, Medina could safely relocate to areas in

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Mexico outside of the Cartel’s…