Marybel Barrera v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 18 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARYBEL BARRERA, No. 21-70100

Petitioner, Agency No. A201-147-167

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of an Immigration Judge

Submitted January 13, 2022** Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON and WATFORD, Circuit Judges, and RAKOFF,*** District Judge.

Marybel Barrera, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of

a decision of an immigration judge (IJ) upholding an asylum officer’s negative

* 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). *** The Honorable Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. Page 2 of

reasonable fear determination. We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence…