Tuk Siluwal v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: James B. Loken, Diana E. Murphy and Lavenski R. Smith (UNPUBLISHED) [4158035] [13-2727]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 13-2727
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Tuk Bahadur Siluwal
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: May 21, 2014
Filed: May 28, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Nepalese citizen Tuk Bahadur Siluwal petitions for review of an order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals, which upheld an immigration judge’s denial of
asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture
(CAT). After careful review, we conclude that the denial of relief was supported by

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substantial evidence on the record as a whole. See Khrystotodorov v. Mukasey, 551
F.3d 775, 781, 784 (8th Cir. 2008) (substantial-evidence standard for reviewing
denials of asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT relief). Accordingly, we deny
the petition for review. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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