Piyush Kumar Amritbhai Patel; Usha Piyush Kumar Patel v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-1420
PIYUSH KUMAR AMRITBHAI PATEL; USHA PIYUSH KUMAR PATEL,
Petitioners,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: September 16, 2022 Decided: October 14, 2022
Before QUATTLEBAUM and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Stuart Altman, LAW OFFICE OF STUART ALTMAN, New York, New
York, for Petitioners. Brian Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Jessica E. Burns,
Senior Litigation Counsel, Scott M. Marconda, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Piyush Kumar Amritbhai Patel and his wife, Usha Piyush Kumar Patel, both natives
and citizens of India, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
(Board) dismissing their appeal from the Immigration Judge’s decision denying their
applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention
Against Torture. After thoroughly reviewing the record, we are satisfied that the 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 Patel (B.I.A. Apr. 7, 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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