Aura Velasquez Reyes v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 27 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

AURA MARINA VELASQUEZ REYES, No. 21-70287

Petitioner, Agency No. A209-875-492

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted February 14, 2024** University of Hawaii, Manoa

Before: PAEZ, M. SMITH, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

Aura Marina Velasquez Reyes (“Velasquez Reyes”), a native and citizen of

Guatemala, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

* 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”) denying her application for asylum and withholding of removal.1 We have

jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1) and review for substantial evidence the

agency’s adverse credibility determination. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d…