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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 9 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

EDGAR LEONEL VALDEZ FRANCO, No. 25-2887 Agency No. Petitioner, A200-719-813 v.

MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted March 5, 2026** San Francisco, California

Before: GOULD, M. SMITH, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Edgar Leonel Valdez Franco petitions for review of a decision by

the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his appeal of a decision

from an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) that denied his applications for asylum,

* 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). withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture

(“CAT”). The parties are familiar with the relevant underlying facts, so we do not

recount…