Thi Thu Thao Nguyen v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 1 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

THI THU THAO NGUYEN, No. 19-72390

Petitioner, Agency No. A213-080-990

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted March 3, 2021** Pasadena, California

Before: GRABER, MILLER, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Thi Thu Thao Nguyen, a native and citizen of Vietnam, seeks review of the

Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) order affirming the denial of her application

for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against

Torture (CAT). Nguyen contends that she fears being targeted for violence by police

* 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). officers because of her participation in environmental protests in Vietnam against…