Flores-Torres

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 18 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JONATHAN MOISES FLORES-TORRES, No. 22-477 Agency No. Petitioner, A202-144-921 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted May 8, 2023 San Francisco, California

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

Jonathan Moises Flores-Torres, a native and citizen of El Salvador,

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

his appeal of an Immigration Judge (IJ) order denying deferral of removal under

the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We review the denial of CAT relief for

substantial evidence. Sharma v. Garland, 9 F.4th 1052, 1066 (9th Cir. 2021).

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable John Antoon, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, sitting by…