Gladis Mercedes Amaya-Diaz; E.j.a.d. v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-1241
GLADIS MERCEDES AMAYA-DIAZ; E.J.A.D.,
Petitioners,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: November 20, 2023 Decided: January 4, 2024
Before WYNN and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Vincent Rivas-Flores, KONARE LAW, Frederick, Maryland, for Petitioner.
Brian Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Brianne Whelan Cohen,
Senior Litigation Counsel, Matthew A. Spurlock, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Gladis Mercedes Amaya-Diaz and her minor child, natives and citizens of
Honduras, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing
Amaya-Diaz’s appeal from the Immigration Judge’s denial of her applications for asylum,
withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have
reviewed the record and Amaya-Diaz’s claims 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.
In re Amaya-Diaz (B.I.A. Feb. 6, 2023). 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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