Fredy De Leon Vasquez v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 1 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FREDY ERNESTO DE LEON VASQUEZ, No. 21-70254

Petitioner, Agency No. A072-398-472

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted January 14, 2022** San Francisco, California

Before: GOULD, NGUYEN, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.

Fredy De Leon Vasquez (“De Leon”), a native and citizen of Guatemala,

served in Guatemala’s Civil Patrol from 1987 to 1990 during its civil war. De

Leon helped the military identify and locate suspected anti-government guerillas.

He summoned the suspects from their homes knowing that they would be beaten,

* 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). jailed, and sometimes killed by the soldiers he assisted. And he witnessed…