Jose Hernandez Rodriguez v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 23 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSE ALFREDO HERNANDEZ No. 20-70021

RODRIGUEZ,

Agency No. A200-906-717 Petitioner,

v. MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Immigration Judge

Argued and Submitted August 10, 2022 Anchorage, Alaska

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

Jose Alfredo Hernandez Rodriguez (“Hernandez”), a native of Mexico, seeks

review of a decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying Hernandez’s request

for a continuance to obtain counsel and affirming the asylum officer’s determination

that Hernandez failed to establish a reasonable fear of torture. We review the former

issue de novo and the latter issue for substantial evidence. Orozco-Lopez v. Garland,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. 11 F.4th 764, 774 (9th Cir. 2021) (continuance); Lalayan v. Garland, 4…