United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 16-2834 ___________________________

Byron Amilcar Garcia-Avalos

lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner

v.

Jefferson B. Sessions, III,1 Attorney General of the United States

lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent ____________

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ____________

Submitted: June 5, 2017 Filed: June 8, 2017 [Unpublished] ____________

Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

1 Jefferson B. Sessions, III has been appointed to serve as Attorney General of the United States, and is substituted as respondent pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(c). Byron Amilcar Garcia-Avalos, a citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal from the decision of an immigration judge denying him asylum and withholding of removal. After careful review, we conclude that substantial evidence supports the decision of the immigration judge. See Matul-Hernandez v. Holder, 685 F.3d 707, 712-13 (8th Cir. 2012). The petition is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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