Maria Alcantara Mendez v. Pamela Bondi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 23 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARIA ISABEL ALCANTARA MENDEZ, No. 17-72144 AKA Rosario Garcia Lopez, AKA Luz M. Renteria Govea, Agency No. A087-315-116

Petitioner,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted March 2, 2026** Seattle, Washington

Before: PAEZ, BEA, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Maria Isabel Alcantara Mendez (“Alcantara Mendez”), a citizen of Mexico,

petitions for review of the denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of

removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).

* 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). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Our review is limited to the

Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision except to the extent that…