Santos Hernandez v. Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 5 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LAZARO SANTOS HERNANDEZ, No. 23-1694 Agency No. Petitioner, A216-196-778 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted July 2, 2024**

Before: OWENS, LEE, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

Lazaro Santos Hernandez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review

of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision affirming the order of an

Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying his applications for asylum, withholding of

removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have

* 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). jurisdiction to review the BIA decision under 8 U.S.C. § 1252.

“We review questions of law . . . de novo.” Macedo…