Opinion
No. 13-1333
2013-10-02
SANTOSH RAJ SHRESTHA, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General, Respondent.
John T. Riely, Bethesda, Maryland, for Petitioner. Stuart F. Delery, Acting Assistant Attorney General, John S. Hogan, Senior Litigation Counsel, David H. Wetmore, Office of Immigration Litigation, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Before WILKINSON, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. John T. Riely, Bethesda, Maryland, for Petitioner. Stuart F. Delery, Acting Assistant Attorney General, John S. Hogan, Senior Litigation Counsel, David H. Wetmore, Office of Immigration Litigation, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Santosh Raj Shrestha, a native and citizen of Nepal, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board") dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge's decision denying his requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have thoroughly reviewed the record, including the transcript of Shrestha's merits hearing, his application for relief, and all supporting evidence. We conclude that the record evidence does not compel a ruling contrary to any of the administrative factual findings, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B) (2006), and that substantial evidence supports the Board's decision. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 (1992). Accordingly, we deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board. See In re: Shrestha (B.I.A. Feb. 14, 2013). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
We note that Shrestha waived his right to review of the denial of his request for asylum in his brief before the court.
PETITION DENIED