Antonio Cruz-Arredondo v. Merrick Garland

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

OCT 15 2021

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ANTONIO CRUZ-ARREDONDO, No. 20-71039

Petitioner, Agency No. A073-816-233

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted October 7, 2021** Portland, Oregon

Before: W. FLETCHER, IKUTA, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Antonio Cruz Arredondo (“Cruz”) petitions for review of a decision by the

Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) holding that he is ineligible for

cancellation of removal, and denying withholding of removal and relief under the

* 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). Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C.

§ 1252(a)(1), and we deny the petition.

1. Cancellation of Removal: The BIA correctly found that Cruz is ineligible

for…