Nava Torres v. Bondi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 22 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ARTEMIO NAVA TORRES, No. 24-4400 Agency No. Petitioner, A206-466-525 v. MEMORANDUM* PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted October 20, 2025** Phoenix, Arizona Before: TALLMAN, BADE, and LEE, Circuit Judges. Artemio Nava-Torres, a native and citizen of Mexico, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) dismissal of his appeal of an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) determination that he failed to demonstrate necessary hardship to merit cancellation of his removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we * 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). deny the petition. We review the BIA’s legal conclusions de novo. Bringas-Rodriguez v. Sessions, 850 F.3d 1051, 1059 (9th Cir. 2017). Nava-Torres, who was represented by counsel, failed to file a brief to the BIA and instead presented his grounds for appeal only in a cursory notice of appeal. That notice of appeal does not provide “sufficient specificity” to prevent the BIA from needing to “search through the record and speculate on what possible errors the petitioner claims.” Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft, 339 F.3d 814, 819–20 (9th Cir. 2003) (citation modified). Nava-Torres thereby waived any argument contesting the IJ’s determination. See Nolasco-Amaya v. Garland, 14 F.4th 1007, 1013 (9th Cir. 2021) (discussing circumstances in which this court has denied review of the BIA’s summary dismissal of an appeal). The BIA’s dismissal was therefore proper. PETITION DENIED. 2 24-4400