Karina Gomez-Figueroa v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 14 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

KARINA MARICELA GOMEZ- No. 20-72670

FIGUEROA; LESLI FRANCHESCA

VASQUEZ-GOMEZ, Agency Nos. A206-804-098

A206-804-099

Petitioners,

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 10, 2022 San Francisco, California

Before: WALLACE, S.R. THOMAS, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Karina Maricela Gomez-Figueroa and her daughter1 petition for review of a

Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying Gomez-Figueroa’s application for

asylum. Gomez-Figueroa argues that she qualifies for asylum due to persecution

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. 1 Karina Maricela Gomez-Figueroa’s minor daughter is included as a derivative beneficiary of Gomez-Figueroa’s asylum application. on the basis of…