Hong Yang v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 21 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

HONG YANG, No. 21-71010

Petitioner, Agency No. A201-602-479

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and submitted June 9, 2022 Anchorage, Alaska

Before: HURWITZ, BRESS, and H. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Hong Yang, a citizen of China, seeks review of a Board of Immigration

Appeals (BIA) decision dismissing his appeal of an Immigration Judge (IJ) order

denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under

the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We review for substantial evidence and

may grant relief only if the record compels a contrary conclusion. Yali Wang v.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Sessions, 861 F.3d 1003, 1007 (9th Cir. 2017). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C.

§ 1252 and deny the petition.

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