Opinion
No. 19-2468
09-09-2020
ELMER EDGARDO SARACAY VASQUEZ, Petitioner, v. WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent.
Raymond O. Griffith, THE LAW OFFICE OF RAYMOND O. GRIFFITH, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Petitioner. Joseph H. Hunt, Assistant Attorney General, Jessica E. Burns, Senior Litigation Counsel, Juria L. Jones, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, 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UNPUBLISHED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 GREGORY, Chief Judge, AGEE, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Raymond O. Griffith, THE LAW OFFICE OF RAYMOND O. GRIFFITH, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Petitioner. Joseph H. Hunt, Assistant Attorney General, Jessica E. Burns, Senior Litigation Counsel, Juria L. Jones, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Elmer Edgardo Saracay Vasquez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge's denial of his requests for asylum and withholding of removal. We have thoroughly reviewed the record, including the transcript of Saracay Vasquez's merits hearing 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)—including the adverse credibility finding—and that substantial evidence supports the denial of relief in this case, 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. In re Saracay Vasquez (B.I.A. Nov. 26, 2019). 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.
Saracay Vasquez does not challenge the denial of his request for protection under the Convention Against Torture. He has therefore waived appellate review of this claim. See Ngarurih v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 182, 189 n.7 (4th Cir. 2004). --------
PETITION DENIED