Jose Franco Chevez v. Merrick Garland

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

AUG 2 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSE MAURICIO FRANCO CHEVEZ, No. 17-71546

Petitioner, Agency No. A206-675-551

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted July 27, 2022** Pasadena, California

Before: TASHIMA, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.

Jose Mauricio Franco Chevez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions

for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), dismissing

his appeal of a decision of the Immigration Judge (IJ), who denied his application

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)(C). for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against

Torture (CAT). Franco Chevez contends that he has suffered persecution and fears

future…