UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-1333
SANTOSH RAJ SHRESTHA,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals.
Submitted: September 25, 2013 Decided: October 2, 2013
Before WILKINSON, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John T. Riely, Bethesda, Maryland, for Petitioner. Stuart F.
Delery, Acting Assistant Attorney General, John S. Hogan, Senior
Litigation Counsel, David H. Wetmore, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Santosh Raj Shrestha, a native and citizen of Nepal,
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, including the transcript
of Shrestha’s merits hearing, his application for relief, 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) (2006), 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: Shrestha (B.I.A. Feb. 14, 2013). 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
*
We note that Shrestha waived his right to review of the
denial of his request for asylum in his brief before the court.
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