Miguel Gongora-Castaneda v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 9 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MIGUEL ANGEL GONGORA- No. 20-70709 CASTANEDA, AKA Miguel Congora- Castalleda, AKA Miguel Jimenez-Jimenez, Agency No. A201-237-532

Petitioner,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted October 21, 2021 San Francisco, California

Before: MURGUIA, Chief Judge, and WALLACE and BEA, Circuit Judges.

Mr. Gongora-Castaneda (“Petitioner”) petitions for review of the Board of

Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision to dismiss his appeal and affirm an

immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his applications for asylum, withholding

of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. BIA’s decision to deny his motion to reopen. Petitioner contends that the IJ lacked

jurisdiction because the Notice to…