Cortez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 22 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WILLIAM CRUZ CORTEZ, No. 22-1694 Agency No. Petitioner, A216-550-797 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Argued and Submitted January 8, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: SILER**, TASHIMA, and BRESS, Circuit Judges. Dissent by Judge TASHIMA.

William Cruz Cortez (Cortez), a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions

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

of an Immigration Judge (IJ) order denying his application for asylum, withholding

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Eugene E. Siler, United States Circuit Judge for the Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, sitting by designation. of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have

jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252.…