Gustavo Mendoza, et al v. Loretta E. Lynch

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: Lavenski R. Smith, Pasco M. Bowman and Duane Benton (UNPUBLISHED); [4354875-2] Denying petition for review filed by Petitioners Mr. Gustavo Lizardo Mendoza and Mr. Pedro Lizardo Mendoza. [4485378] [16-1079]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 16-1079
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Gustavo Lizardo Mendoza, also known as Gustavo Adan Lizardo Mendoza; Pedro
Lizardo Mendoza, also known as Pedro Josue Lizardo Mendoza
lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioners
v.
Loretta E. Lynch, 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: December 28, 2016
Filed: January 3, 2017
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Honduran citizens and siblings Gustavo and Pedro Lizardo Mendoza petition
for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding an
immigration judge’s (IJ’s) denial of their applications for asylum and withholding of

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removal.1 After careful consideration, we conclude that substantial evidence supports
the decision. See Garcia-Milian v. Lynch, 825 F.3d 943, 945 (8th Cir. 2016). The
petition for review is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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The IJ also denied protection under the Convention Against Torture, but that
ruling is not before this court. See Chay-Velasquez v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 751, 756
(8th Cir. 2004).
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