Francisco Naranjo-Lucatero v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 14 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FRANCISCO NARANJO-LUCATERO, No. 18-73085

Petitioner, Agency No. A079-166-635

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted March 10, 2022** Portland, Oregon

Before: GRABER, BEA, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Francisco Naranjo-Lucatero seeks review of the Board of

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

of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Because the

parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recount them here, except as necessary

* 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). to provide context to our ruling. We review legal questions de novo and the…