U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2016

Tsedeke Mekonnen v. Loretta Lynch

Tsedeke Mekonnen v. Loretta Lynch
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided April 29, 2016 · Wilkinson, Keenan, Hamilton
647 F. App'x 220

Tsedeke Mekonnen v. Loretta Lynch

Opinion

*221 Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Tsedeke Teshone Mekonnen, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals 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 Mekonnen’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) (2012), and that substantial evidence supports the Board’s decision. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992).

Accordingly, we deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board. See In re Mekonnen (B.I.A. Mar. 17, 2015). 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.

*

Mekonnen does not challenge the denial of relief under the Convention Against Torture. Accordingly, review of that issue is waived. See Ngarurih v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 182, 189 n. 7 (4th Cir. 2004).

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