Angela Velasquez Chinga v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 21 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ANGELA TERESA VELASQUEZ No. 20-72869

CHINGA; JAIRO CRUZ VELASQUEZ,

Agency Nos. A205-059-963 Petitioners, A209-866-407

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted January 11, 2022 Pasadena, California

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

Petitioner Angela Velasquez Chinga seeks review of the Board of

Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) order denying her applications for asylum, withholding

of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Petitioner’s

minor son also seeks asylum, and his claim is derivative of Petitioner’s asylum

application. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(3); Ma v. Ashcroft, 361 F.3d 553, 560–61 (9th

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Cir. 2004). Because the parties are familiar…