Manuel Vaquera-Oviedo v. Pamela Bondi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 26 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MANUEL VAQUERA-OVIEDO, No. 20-70936 21-70233 Petitioner, Agency No. A200-898-128 v.

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General, MEMORANDUM*

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted February 5, 2026 Phoenix, Arizona

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

Manuel Vaquera-Oviedo, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for

review of two decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”): (1)

affirming the denial by the immigration judge (“IJ”) of his application for

cancellation of removal, and (2) denying his motion to reopen removal

proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and deny both petitions.

1. To demonstrate eligibility for cancellation of removal, a petitioner

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. must establish “that removal would result in exceptional and…