Milton Enrique Benitez-Lopez v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1318
MILTON ENRIQUE BENITEZ-LOPEZ,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: January 17, 2023 Decided: January 19, 2023
Before KING and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Jay S. Marks, LAW OFFICES OF JAY S. MARKS, LLC, Silver Spring,
Maryland, for Petitioner. Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General,
Holly M. Smith, Assistant Director, Brett F. Kinney, Attorney, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Milton Enrique Benitez-Lopez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for
review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal from the
immigration judge’s decision denying Benitez-Lopez’s applications for asylum,
withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Upon
review of the administrative record in conjunction with the arguments pressed in this court,
we are satisfied 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), and that substantial evidence
supports the denial of relief, 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. In re
Benitez-Lopez (B.I.A. Mar. 1, 2022). 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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