Shova Kanta Lamichhane v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1163
SHOVA KANTA LAMICHHANE,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: December 13, 2022 Decided: January 11, 2023
Before WYNN and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Dilli Raj Bhatta, BHATTA LAW & ASSOCIATES, New York, New York,
for Petitioner. Brian Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Jessica A.
Dawgert, Senior Litigation Counsel, Alanna Thanh Duong, Trial 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Shova Kanta Lamichhane, a native and citizen of Nepal, petitions for review of an
order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) dismissing his appeal from the
Immigration Judge’s decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal,
and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have thoroughly reviewed the
record and conclude 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. 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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