Aaron Akwo v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 18 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

AARON OTTOP AKWO, No. 20-71120

Petitioner, Agency No. A201-742-902

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted August 9, 2021** Seattle, Washington

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

Aaron Ottop Akwo, a Cameroon citizen, petitions for review of a Board of

Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision dismissing his appeal of an Immigration Judge

(IJ) order denying his requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under

the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We review for substantial evidence and

* 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). may grant relief only if the record compels a contrary conclusion. Wang v.…