Sylvester Morfaw v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 31 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SYLVESTER A. MORFAW, No. 21-70450

Petitioner, Agency No. A213-186-758

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted March 8, 2022 Phoenix, Arizona

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

Petitioner Sylvester Morfaw, a citizen of Cameroon, petitions for review of

the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the

Immigration Judge’s denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention

Against Torture (“CAT”) relief. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252.

We grant the petition and remand to the agency for further proceedings.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. “We review factual findings, including adverse credibility determinations,

for substantial evidence.” Mukulumbutu v. Barr, 977 F.3d 924,…