Samuel Cruz-Gonzalez v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 23 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SAMUEL CRUZ-GONZALEZ, No. 21-70288

Plaintiff-Appellant, Agency No. A200-719-734

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Defendant-Appellee.

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

Submitted June 13, 2022** San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and WU,*** District Judge.

Samuel Cruz-Gonzalez (“Cruz-Gonzalez” or “Petitioner”) petitions for

review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision: (1) affirming 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 George H. Wu, United States District Judge for the Central District of California, sitting by designation. Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of withholding of removal based on…