United States v. Abby Rae Cole

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 14-1079
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Santiago Alonso-Guico
lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner
v.
Eric H. Holder, Jr., 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: August 22, 2014
Filed: August 29, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before BYE, SMITH, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Guatemalan citizen Santiago Alonso-Guico petitions for review of an order of
the Board of Immigration Appeals, which upheld an immigration judge’s denial of

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withholding of removal. We conclude that the denial of withholding of removal was1
supported by substantial evidence. See Alavez-Hernandez v. Holder, 714 F.3d 1063,
1066 (8th Cir. 2013) (to qualify for withholding of removal, applicant must show
clear probability that his life or freedom would be threatened in proposed country of
removal on account of protected ground); Ming Ming Wijono v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d
868, 873 (8th Cir. 2006) (when family members remain in native country unharmed
and applicant himself had not been targeted for abuse, reasonableness of fear of
persecution for purposes of withholding of removal is diminished). The petition for
review is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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Alonso was also denied asylum (as his claim was untimely) and relief under1
the Convention Against Torture (CAT), but he has waived those claims. See Chay-
Velasquez v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 751, 756 (8th Cir. 2004) (petitioner waives claim
that is not meaningfully argued in opening brief).
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