Elmer Oswaldo Vargas-Aguila v. PAMELA JO BONDI, Attorney General

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1251
ELMER OSWALDO VARGAS-AGUILA,
Petitioner,
v.
PAMELA JO BONDI, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: November 3, 2025 Decided: January 8, 2026
Before RICHARDSON, Circuit Judge, and TRAXLER and KEENAN, Senior Circuit
Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Ronald D. Richey, LAW OFFICE OF RONALD D. RICHEY, Germantown,
Maryland, for Petitioner. Brett Shumate, Assistant Attorney General, Lisa M. Arnold,
Deitz P. Lefort, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Elmer Oswaldo Vargas-Aguila, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for
review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing Vargas-Aguila’s appeal
from the Immigration Judge’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of
removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have thoroughly
reviewed the record and Vargas-Aguila’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 Vargas-Aguila (B.I.A. Feb. 20, 2025). 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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