Faustino Perez-Cruz v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-1689
FAUSTINO PEREZ-CRUZ,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: October 31, 2022 Decided: November 8, 2022
Before THACKER and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Arnedo S. Valera, LAW OFFICES OF VALERA & ASSOCIATES P.C.,
Fairfax, Virginia, for Petitioner. Brian M. Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General,
Jennifer P. Levings, Assistant Director, James A. Hurley, Office of Immigration Litigation,
Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C, for
Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Faustino Perez-Cruz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of an order
of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) dismissing his appeal from the Immigration
Judge’s denial of his applications for withholding of removal and protection under the
Convention Against Torture. We have thoroughly reviewed the record, including the
transcript of Perez-Cruz’s merits hearing and all supporting evidence. We conclude that
the record evidence does not compel a ruling contrary to any of the agency’s factual
findings, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B), and that substantial evidence supports the Board’s
decision, see Gomis v. Holder, 571 F.3d 353, 359 (4th Cir. 2009); Dankam v. Gonzales,
495 F.3d 113, 124 (4th Cir. 2007).
Accordingly, we deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board.
See In re Perez-Cruz (B.I.A. May 20, 2021). 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

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