Zachary Love v. United States

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 19-2211
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Flory Vasquez-Vasquez; Greidy Lopez-Vasquez
lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioners
v.
William P. Barr, Attorney General of the United States
lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
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Submitted: January 28, 2020
Filed: January 31, 2020
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Guatemalan citizen Flory Vasquez-Vasquez, individually and on behalf of her
minor daughter Greidy Lopez-Vasquez, petitions for review of an order of the Board
of Immigration Appeals, which dismissed her appeal from the decision of an

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immigration judge (IJ) denying her asylum, withholding of removal, and protection
under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).1
We conclude that substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that
Vasquez-Vasquez was not entitled to asylum because she did not establish past
persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of a protected
ground. See Mayorga-Rosa v. Sessions, 888 F.3d 379, 381, 383 (8th Cir. 2018)
(discussing the asylum requirements); Garcia-Milian v. Lynch, 825 F.3d 943, 945
(8th Cir. 2016) (explaining the standard of review). Substantial evidence also
supports the agency’s conclusion that Vasquez-Vasquez was not eligible for
withholding of removal and CAT relief. See Guled v. Mukasey, 515 F.3d 872, 881-82
(8th Cir. 2008) (concluding that an alien who does not meet the standard for asylum
cannot meet the more rigorous clear probability standard for withholding of removal);
Wijono v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 868, 874 (8th Cir. 2006) (concluding that the denial of
asylum and withholding of removal dictates the same outcome on a CAT claim when
the claims are based on the same underlying facts).
The petition for review is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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1Because Greidy’s asylum application is derivative of her mother’s, all
subsequent references are to Vasquez-Vasquez. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(3)(A)
(stating that a child also may be granted asylum if the accompanying principal alien
was granted asylum).
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