Iana Rata v. Loretta Lynch

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-2338
IANA RATA; ARA ARARAT TIRATSVYAN,
Petitioners,
v.
LORETTA E. LYNCH, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals.
Submitted: July 20, 2015 Decided: August 5, 2015
Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ronald D. Richey, LAW OFFICE OF RONALD D. RICHEY, Rockville,
Maryland, for Petitioners. Benjamin C. Mizer, Principal Deputy
Assistant Attorney General, Justin Markel, Nancy E. Friedman,
Senior Litigation Counsel, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Iana Rata, a native and citizen of Moldova, and her
husband, derivative beneficiary Ara A. Tiratsvyan, petition for
review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board)
dismissing their appeal of the Immigration Judge’s denial of
Rata’s requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and
protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have
thoroughly reviewed the record, including the transcript of
Rata’s merits hearing, her asylum application, and all
supporting evidence. We conclude that the record evidence does
not compel a ruling contrary to any of the administrative
findings of fact, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B) (2012), 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: Rata (B.I.A. Nov. 12,
2014). 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.
PETITION DENIED
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