Tomas Mahari v. Loretta Lynch

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-2201 TOMAS MULUGHETA MAHARI, Petitioner, v. LORETTA E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: June 17, 2015 Decided: July 9, 2015 Before MOTZ and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Hudaidah Bhimdi Ahmed, FAYAD LAW P.C., Fairfax, Virginia, for Petitioner. Benjamin C. Mizer, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Leslie McKay, Assistant Director, Sara J. Bayram, OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION LITIGATION, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Tomas Mulugheta Mahari, a native of Saudi Arabia and a citizen of Eritrea, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) dismissing his appeal from the Immigration Judge’s denial of his requests for asylum and withholding of removal. We have thoroughly reviewed the administrative record and Mahari’s contentions on appeal, and conclude that substantial evidence supports the agency’s decision. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 (1992). We accordingly deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board. See In re: Mahari (B.I.A. Oct. 3, 2014). 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 2