Martinez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 12 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSE LUIS MARTINEZ, No. 22-1802 Agency No. Petitioner, A200-947-235 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Department of Homeland Security

Submitted March 29, 2024** Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON, LEE, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Jose Luis Martinez (Luis Martinez), a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions

for review of a determination by an Immigration Judge (IJ) that he failed to

establish a reasonable fear of future persecution or torture sufficient to warrant a

* 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). hearing on the merits of his claim for withholding of removal. We have

jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and deny the petition.

“We review an IJ’s…