UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT FILIBERTO ALCAREZ- No. 21-411 RODRIGUEZ, AKA ASHLEY Agency No. RODRIGUEZ, A098-571-281 Petitioner, v. OPINION MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted March 9, 2023 * Pasadena, California

Filed December 28, 2023

Before: Ronald Lee Gilman, ** Danielle J. Forrest, and Holly A. Thomas, Circuit Judges.

* The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). ** The Honorable Ronald Lee Gilman, United States Circuit Judge for the Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, sitting by designation. 2 ALCAREZ-RODRIGUEZ V. GARLAND

Opinion by Judge Gilman; Concurrence by Judge Forrest

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