Gurung

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 11 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DEVENDRA GURUNG, No. 22-478

Petitioner, Agency No. A209-052-610

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted May 08, 2023 ** San Francisco, California

Before: CHRISTEN and BRESS, Circuit Judges, and ANTOON,*** District Judge.

Devendra Gurung, a native and citizen of Nepal, petitions for review of a

decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) upholding the

Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of

* 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 John Antoon II, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, sitting by designation. removal, and protection…