UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSE JAIRO ESCOBAR SANTOS, No. 17-72334 Petitioner, Agency No. v. A205-465-618

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, OPINION Respondent.

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

Submitted January 13, 2021* San Francisco, California

Filed July 9, 2021 Before: Jay S. Bybee and Ryan D. Nelson, Circuit Judges, and Robert H. Whaley,** District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Bybee; Dissent by Judge Whaley

* The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). ** The Honorable Robert H. Whaley, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, sitting by designation. 2 ESCOBAR SANTOS V. GARLAND

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