Hector Martinez v. Merrick Garland
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 23 2022
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
HECTOR MARTINEZ, AKA Hector Samir No. 15-72614 Martinez, Agency No. A095-807-934 Petitioner,
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** Pasadena, California
Before: TALLMAN and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges, and KORMAN,*** District Judge.
* 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). *** The Honorable Edward R. Korman, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, sitting by designation. Emir Esau Martinez,1 a native and citizen of Honduras, appeals from the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“Board”) decision affirming the denial of his
application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the
Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).…