Santos Zacarias-Castro v. Loretta E. Lynch

Filing

PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: James B. Loken, Duane Benton and Jane Kelly (UNPUBLISHED); Denying [4346761-2] petition for review. [4438743] [15-3869]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
___________________________
No. 15-3869
___________________________
Santos Zacarias-Castro
lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner
v.
Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States
lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent
____________
Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
____________
Submitted: August 17, 2016
Filed: August 18, 2016
[Unpublished]
____________
Before LOKEN, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
____________
PER CURIAM.
Guatemalan citizen Santos Zacarias-Castro petitions for review of an order of
the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding an immigration judge’s denial of his
application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention
Against Torture. After careful consideration, we conclude that substantial evidence
on the record as a whole supports the denial of relief. Zacarias-Castro failed to

Appellate Case: 15-3869

Page: 1

Date Filed: 08/18/2016 Entry ID: 4438743

establish that the harm he claims to have suffered--or he fears may come to him if he
returns to his native country--is related to one of the five grounds that is protected
under the asylum statute. See Davila-Mejia v. Mukasey, 531 F.3d 624, 627-29 (8th
Cir. 2008); Quomsieh v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 602, 606-07 (8th Cir. 2007).
Accordingly, we deny the petition for review. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
______________________________

-2-

Appellate Case: 15-3869

Page: 2

Date Filed: 08/18/2016 Entry ID: 4438743