Martin Cruz-Briones v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 6 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARTIN CRUZ-BRIONES, No. 16-70610

Petitioner, Agency No. A200-673-890

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted May 19, 2022** Seattle, Washington

Before: WARDLAW, GOULD, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Martin Cruz-Briones, a native and citizen of Mexico, challenges the

Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his applications for asylum,

withholding of removal, cancellation of removal, administrative closure, and

protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction

* 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). under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and deny the petition in part and dismiss it in part.

Petitioner…