Leonicio Velasquez-Melendez v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 12-3289
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Leonicio Esau Velasquez-Melendez

lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner

v.

Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States

lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
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Submitted: May 7, 2013
Filed: May 14, 2013
[Unpublished]
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Before MURPHY, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

Guatemalan citizen Leonicio Velasquez-Melendez petitions for review of an
order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, which affirmed an immigration judge’s
denial of withholding of removal. After careful review, we conclude that substantial
evidence supported the denial of withholding of removal. See Ortiz-Puentes v.
Holder, 662 F.3d 481, 483-84 (8th Cir. 2011) (harm suffered by Guatemalan
petitioners who refused to join gang did not establish eligibility for withholding of
removal on account of either political opinion or membership in particular social);
Wijono v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 868, 872 (8th Cir.2006) (standard of review).
Accordingly, we deny the petition. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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