William Choto-Lazo v. Merrick Garland

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1691
WILLIAM ANTONIO CHOTO-LAZO,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: February 28, 2023 Decided: May 9, 2023
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, KING, Circuit Judge, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Abdoul A. Konare, KONARE LAW, Frederick, Maryland, for Petitioner.
Brian Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Justin R. Markel, Senior
Litigation Counsel, Paul Fiorino, Senior Litigation Counsel, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
William Antonio Choto-Lazo, 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 decision denying his requests for asylum, withholding of
removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have thoroughly
reviewed the record and conclude that the evidence does not compel a ruling contrary to
any of the administrative factual findings, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B), and that
substantial evidence supports the denial of relief, 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 Choto-Lazo (B.I.A. June 3, 2022). 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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