HUGO ALBERTO DE LA O and J.E.D.R. v. MERRICK GARLAND, Attorney General

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-1850
HUGO ALBERTO DE LA O and J.E.D.R.,
Petitioners,
v.
MERRICK GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Argued: March 10, 2023 Decided: June 6, 2023
Before KING, WYNN, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ARGUED: Ronald Darwin Richey, LAW OFFICE OF RONALD D. RICHEY, Rockville,
Maryland, for Petitioners. Kathryn McKinney, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Suzanne L. Capriotti, LAW
OFFICES OF SUZANNE L. CAPRIOTTI, Gaithersburg, Maryland, for Petitioners. Brian
Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Anna Juarez, Senior Litigation
Counsel, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Hugo Alberto De La O and his son, natives and citizens of El Salvador, petition for
review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“the Board”) dismissing the
appeal from the Immigration Judge’s decision denying their applications for asylum,
withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).
We review the agency’s factual findings for substantial evidence. Diaz de Gomez v.
Wilkinson, 987 F.3d 359, 362 (4th Cir. 2021). Under that standard, the agency’s factual
findings are “conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude
to the contrary.” 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B). Legal issues are reviewed de novo. Diaz de
Gomez, 987 F.3d at 363. From our review of the record, the Board did not commit any
legal error. And the Board’s factual findings were supported by substantial evidence. Stated
differently, no reasonable factfinder “would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.” 8
U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B); see also Essohou v. Gonzales, 471 F.3d 518, 520 (4th Cir. 2006).
So, we deny the petition to review the Board’s decision concerning the asylum, withholding
of removal and CAT claims.
PETITION DENIED

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