Rengqiang Yu v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 24 2021

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

RENGQIANG YU, AKA Yu Reng Qiang No. 19-73102 Petitioner, Agency No. A209-435-467 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted February 1, 2021** Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: CLIFTON, R. NELSON, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Rengqiang Yu, a citizen and native of China, petitions for review

of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the order

of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying his applications for asylum, withholding

of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“Torture

Convention”). We have jurisdiction under § 242 of the Immigration and

Nationality Act. 8 U.S.C. § 1252. While we review legal questions de novo,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes that this…