Francisco Guzman-Chicas v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 15 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FRANCISCO GUZMAN-CHICAS, No. 17-72049

Petitioner, Agency No. A205-975-980

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted March 9, 2022** Seattle, Washington

Before: NGUYEN, MILLER, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

Francisco Guzman-Chicas petitions for review of a Board of Immigration

Appeals (“BIA”) decision denying his withholding of removal and Convention

Against Torture (“CAT”) claims. We review the BIA’s denials of relief for

“substantial evidence.” Garcia-Milian v. Holder, 755 F.3d 1026, 1031 (9th Cir.

* 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). 2014). To reverse the BIA, “evidence [must] not only support[] a contrary

conclusion, but…