Silvia Castro-Carrillo v. Merrick Garland
Silvia Castro-Carrillo v. Merrick Garland
Opinion
USCA4 Appeal: 23-1323 Doc: 25 Filed: 02/27/2024 Pg: 1 of 2
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-1323
SILVIA ARACELY CASTRO-CARRILLO,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: February 8, 2024 Decided: February 27, 2024
Before GREGORY and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Arnedo S. Valera, LAW OFFICES OF VALERA & ASSOCIATES P.C., Fairfax, Virginia, for Petitioner. Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Anthony C. Payne, Assistant Director, Jeffery R. Leist, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. USCA4 Appeal: 23-1323 Doc: 25 Filed: 02/27/2024 Pg: 2 of 2
PER CURIAM:
Silvia Aracely Castro-Carrillo, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for
review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing her appeal from the
Immigration Judge’s denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and
protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have reviewed the record and
Castro-Carrillo’s claims and conclude that the evidence does not compel a ruling contrary
to any of the administrative factual findings.
8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B). We also conclude
that substantial evidence supports the finding that Castro-Carrillo did not establish that her
fear of returning to Guatemala was objectively reasonable. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias,
502 U.S. 478, 481(1992) (stating standard of review); Ai Hua Chen v. Holder,
742 F.3d 171, 178-79(4th Cir. 2014) (stating components of well-founded fear of persecution). We
further conclude that the Board did not improperly overlook Castro-Carrillo’s claim that
she feared persecution on account of her membership in a particular social group. And we
conclude that the IJ’s analysis of the aggregate risk of torture was sufficient and that
substantial evidence supports the denial of protection under the CAT. Accordingly, we
deny the petition for review. 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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