Jose Torres-Arias v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 16 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSE SANTOS TORRES-ARIAS, AKA No. 18-70979 Jose Santos Arias, AKA Jose Santos Torresarias, Agency No. A205-671-936

Petitioner,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted March 8, 2022** Phoenix, Arizona

Before: PAEZ, CLIFTON, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Jose Santos Torres-Arias, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for

review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding the

immigration judge’s denial of his applications for withholding of removal and

* 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). Page 2 of

protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We deny the petition.

1. Substantial evidence…