Elder Pleitez Marroquin v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 10 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Elder Geobany PLEITEZ MARROQUIN, No. 20-70908

Petitioner, Agency No. A070-933-790

v.

MEMORANDUM*

Merrick B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted November 17, 2021 Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON, LEE, Circuit Judges, and KENNELLY, ** District Judge.

Elder Geobany Pleitez Marroquin (Pleitez), a native and citizen of Guatemala,

petitions this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision

affirming the order of an immigration judge (IJ) denying his claims for asylum,

withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT),

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, sitting by designation. and cancellation of removal. We have…