Jorge Miguel Artica-Paz v. PAMELA JO BONDI, Attorney General

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1166
JORGE MIGUEL ARTICA-PAZ,
Petitioner,
v.
PAMELA JO BONDI, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of An Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: January 26, 2026 Decided: February 18, 2026
Before KING and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
ON BRIEF: Eric H. Kirchman, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellant. Yaakov M. Roth,
Acting Assistant Attorney General, Anthony C. Payne, Alexander J. Lutz, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 Artica-Paz, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of an order
of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming 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 Artica-Paz’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 on
the merits, see INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 (1992). Accordingly, we deny the
petition for review. In re Artiza-Paz (B.I.A. Jan. 24, 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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