Jose Waldemar Soto-Alvarado v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney general

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-2079
JOSE WALDEMAR SOTO-ALVARADO,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney general,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: November 18, 2024 Decided: January 7, 2025
Before WYNN and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Victor E. Legorreta, LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL E. ROSADO, P.C.,
Laurel, Maryland, for Petitioner. Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney
General, Aimee J. Carmichael, Acting Assistant Director, Gregory M. Kelch, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Jose Waldemar Soto-Alvarado, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for
review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal from the
Immigration Judge’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and
protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have reviewed the record and
Soto-Alvarado’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 Soto-Alvarado (B.I.A.
Sept. 15, 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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