Jaime Valdez-Reyes v. Merrick Garland

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

AUG 15 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JAIME ARTURO VALDEZ-REYES, No. 16-73196

Petitioner, Agency No. A201-288-309

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted August 11, 2022** San Francisco, California

Before: RAWLINSON, BADE, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Jaime Arturo Valdez-Reyes (Valdez-Reyes), a native and citizen of Mexico,

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

dismissing his appeal of the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and

* 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). protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination

based on material inconsistencies identified by the…