Lopez-Munoz

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 26 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOEL LOPEZ-MUNOZ, No. 22-1702 Agency No. Petitioner, A201-020-673 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of an Immigration Judge

Argued and Submitted February 7, 2024 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: BERZON, HURWITZ, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

Joel Lopez-Munoz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of a

determination by an immigration judge (“IJ”) under 8 C.F.R. § 1208.31(g) that he

does not have a reasonable fear of persecution or torture in Mexico and, therefore,

is not entitled to relief from a reinstated order of removal.

We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Alonso-Juarez v. Garland,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. F.4th 1039, 1043 (9th Cir. 2023). “We review de novo due process challenges to

reasonable fear proceedings.” Zuniga v. Barr, 946 F.3d 464, 466…