Mario Garcia-Garcia v. Merrick Garland

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

MAY 10 2023

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARIO ANTONIO GARCIA-GARCIA, No. 21-70600

Petitioner, Agency No. A205-489-457

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted May 8, 2023** Seattle, Washington

Before: W. FLETCHER, CLIFTON, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Mario Garcia-Garcia, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of

the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision denying his asylum,

withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) claims. 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). BIA dismissed Garcia-Garcia’s appeal of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of

his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection. We

deny the petition.

We review the…