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Morales-Tigu v. Sessions

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Feb 13, 2018
No. 17-1697 (8th Cir. Feb. 13, 2018)

Opinion

No. 17-1697

02-13-2018

Hector Morales-Tigu Petitioner v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General of United States Respondent


Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals [Unpublished] Before GRUENDER, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

Guatemalan citizen Hector Morales-Tigu petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal from the decision of an immigration judge (IJ) denying his request for asylum and withholding of removal.

The IJ's denial of relief under the Convention Against Torture is not before this Court. See Hernandez v. Holder, 760 F.3d 855, 863 (8th Cir. 2014) (noting that arguments not raised in an opening brief are waived). --------

We conclude that substantial evidence supports the agency's determination that Morales-Tigu failed to show that the Guatemalan government is unable or unwilling to control the private actors that he fears. This finding is dispositive of Morales-Tigu's asylum claim. See Gutierrez-Vidal v. Holder, 709 F.3d 728, 732-33 (8th Cir. 2013). Because Morales-Tigu did not satisfy asylum's lower burden, his withholding claim fails as well. See id. at 733.

We deny the petition for review.


Summaries of

Morales-Tigu v. Sessions

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Feb 13, 2018
No. 17-1697 (8th Cir. Feb. 13, 2018)
Case details for

Morales-Tigu v. Sessions

Case Details

Full title:Hector Morales-Tigu Petitioner v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Date published: Feb 13, 2018

Citations

No. 17-1697 (8th Cir. Feb. 13, 2018)