Luis Ruiz v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 18 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LUIS ALBERTO RUIZ, No. 16-73688

Petitioner, Agency No. A072-511-618

v.

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney MEMORANDUM* General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted April 13, 2022** Pasadena, California

Before: CALLAHAN and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges, and ARTERTON,*** District Judge.

Petitioner Luis Ruiz (“Mr. Ruiz”), a citizen of Guatemala, last entered the

* 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 Janet Bond Arterton, United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, sitting by designation. United States in 1989 or 1990 as a visitor.1 In 1992, Mr. Ruiz applied for asylum,

including a claim of eligibility under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and…