Charles Aborungong v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 19 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CHARLES ABORUNGONG, No. 20-72198

Petitioner, Agency No. A201-683-235

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted August 5, 2021** Anchorage, Alaska

Before: WARDLAW, MILLER, and BADE, Circuit Judges.

Charles Aborungong petitions for review of the Board of Immigration

Appeals’ (BIA) decision affirming an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his

application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the

Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252,

* 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). and we deny the petition in part and dismiss it in part.

1. Aborungong argues the agency improperly…