Fredy Valdez-Vasquez v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 17 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FREDY ARMANDO VALDEZ-VASQUEZ, No. 15-73854

Petitioner, Agency No. A072-544-053

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** Pasadena, California

Before: IKUTA, LEE, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Fredy Valdez-Vasquez (Valdez), a native and citizen of Guatemala, seeks

review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an

immigration judge’s (IJ) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of

removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). In his

* 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). application, Valdez claimed he was targeted for recruitment and threatened by the

guerilla forces in…