Isidro Pena-Mier v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 13 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ISIDRO PENA-MIER, No. 19-73072

Petitioner, Agency No. A092-823-175

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted January 11, 2022** Pasadena, California

Before: CLIFTON, M. SMITH, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Isidro Pena-Mier, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of an

order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal from the

decision of an immigration judge (IJ) denying his application for deferral of

removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We deny the petition.

* 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). Page 2 of

1. Pena first contends that the BIA erred in affirming the IJ’s finding…