Mejia Fuentes v. Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 19 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSE FRANCISCO MEJIA FUENTES, No. 22-1726 Agency No. Petitioner, A209-447-171 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted March 4, 2024 Las Vegas, Nevada

Before: M. SMITH, BENNETT, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Jose Francisco Mejia Fuentes, a citizen of Guatemala, petitions for

review of the Board of Immigration Appeal’s (“BIA”) denial of deferral of

removal under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction

under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. “Where, as here, the BIA agrees with the [immigration

judge’s (“IJ”)] reasoning, we review both decisions.” Garcia-Martinez v. Sessions,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. 886 F.3d 1291, 1293 (9th Cir. 2018). We review for substantial evidence the

agency’s factual findings, including adverse…