Ricardo Acuna-Munoz v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 3 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RICARDO ACUNA-MUNOZ, No. 20-72032

Petitioner, Agency No. A206-354-109

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted October 8, 2021** Seattle, Washington

Before: PAEZ, M. SMITH, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Ricardo Acuna-Munoz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions

for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming

the denial by an immigration judge (“IJ”) of his application for withholding of

* 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). removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).1 Acuna-

Munoz sought immigration relief based on alleged threats by members of the La

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