NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 23 2023 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SERGIO MANUEL MARROQUIN- No. 20-71004 OSORIO, Agency No. A206-480-070 Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM* MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted February 14, 2023** Before: FERNANDEZ, FRIEDLAND, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges. Sergio Manuel Marroquin-Osorio, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the * 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). Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We deny the petition for review. Because Marroquin-Osorio does not challenge the agency’s adverse credibility determination, this issue is forfeited. See Lopez-Vasquez v. Holder, 706 F.3d 1072, 1079-80 (9th Cir. 2013). Thus, in the absence of credible testimony, in this case, Marroquin-Osorio’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003). We do not address Marroquin-Osorio’s contentions as to the merits of his asylum and withholding of removal claims because the BIA did not deny relief on these grounds. See Santiago-Rodriguez v. Holder, 657 F.3d 820, 829 (9th Cir. 2011) (“In reviewing the decision of the BIA, we consider only the grounds relied upon by that agency.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)). Marroquin-Osorio also does not challenge, and therefore forfeits, the agency’s denial of CAT protection. See Lopez-Vasquez, 706 F.3d at 1079-80. The temporary stay of removal remains in place until the mandate issues. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 20-71004 20-71004 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ca9 9th Cir. Sergio Marroquin-Osorio v. Merrick Garland 23 February 2023 Unpublished dd01073a363c19e01e46e3581e20a4cda17dcf50
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