Case: 17-60555 Document: 00514701572 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/29/2018
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 17-60555 October 29, 2018
Summary Calendar
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
AZUCENA ELIZABETH GUILLEN-LARA; JESSIKA JULIANNE
MARAVILLA-GUILLEN; MANUEL ARMANDO MARAVILLA JURADO,
also known as Manolo,
Petitioners - Appellants
v.
JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS, III, U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent - Appellee
Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A206 891 795
BIA No. A206 891 796
BIA No. A206 891 797
Before BARKSDALE, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Azucena Elizabeth Guillen-Lara, Manuel Armando Maravilla Jurado,
and Jessika Julianne Maravilla-Guillen, natives and citizens of El Salvador,
and proceeding pro se, petition for review of a final order of the Board of
* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir.
R. 47.5.4.
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Immigration Appeals dismissing their appeal of an order of an immigration
judge denying their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and
protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).
Contrary to briefing rules, petitioners’ brief does not provide any
citations to the parts of the record on which they rely. See Fed. R. App. P.
28(a)(8)(A); 5th Cir. R. 28.2.2. Although pro se litigants enjoy the benefit of
liberal construction, Yang v. Holder, 664 F.3d 580, 589 (5th Cir. 2011), they
“must abide by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure”. United States v.
Wilkes, 20 F.3d 651, 653 (5th Cir. 1994). Additionally, petitioners have
abandoned their asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT claims by offering
nothing more than conclusory assertions in support. See Garrido-Morato v.
Gonzales, 485 F.3d 319, 321 n.1 (5th Cir. 2007) (citation omitted); see also
Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224–25 (5th Cir. 1993) (to preserve a claim on
appeal it must be adequately briefed).
DENIED.
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