Castro-Aparicio

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 2 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SANDALIO CASTRO-APARICIO, No. 24-7760 Agency No. Petitioner, A079-769-864 v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted February 26, 2026** Spokane, Washington

Before: SUNG, H.A. THOMAS, and MENDOZA, Circuit Judges.

Sandalio Castro-Aparicio is a native and citizen of Mexico. He petitions for

review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to

reopen his removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We

review the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion and reverse

* 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). only when the BIA’s denial is “arbitrary, irrational or contrary to law.” Nababan…