Nelson Pleitez-Bermudez v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 4 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

NELSON ANTONIO PLEITEZ- No. 20-72815

BERMUDEZ,

Agency No. A209-792-380 Petitioner,

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 18, 2022 San Francisco, California

Before: W. FLETCHER, GOULD, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges.

Nelson Antonio Pleitez-Bermudez, a native and citizen of El Salvador,

petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) order denying his

appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision rejecting his applications for

asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture

(“CAT”), and voluntary departure. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. review the agency’s factual findings for substantial evidence. INS v.…