Martinez Mendoza v. Garland

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 11, 202421-743California838 words

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 11 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MIGUEL MARTINEZ-MENDOZA, No. 21-743 Petitioner, A 205-699-994 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND,

Attorney General of the United States,

Respondent.

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

Submitted June 6, 2024** Portland, OR

Before: RAWLINSON, FORREST, and SUNG, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Martinez-Mendoza petitions for review of the Board of

Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) summary affirmance of the immigration judge’s (IJ)

denial of Martinez-Mendoza’s application for asylum, withholding of removal, and

relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).

Where the BIA affirms an IJ’s order without opinion, we review the IJ’s order

* 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). as the final agency action.…

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