Jose Najarro Zuniga v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., No. 13-1631 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Review - Immigration. Denial of asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention against Torture was supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 13-1631 ___________________________ Jose Najarro Zuniga; Roni Najarro-Ramirez lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioners v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent ____________ Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ____________ Submitted: February 5, 2014 Filed: February 11, 2014 [Unpublished] ____________ Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Guatemalan citizens Jose Najarro Zuniga and Rony Najarro-Ramirez petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), 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 substantial evidence on the record as a whole. See Khrystotodorov v. Mukasey, 551 F.3d 775, 781-82 (8th Cir. 2008) (substantialevidence standard for reviewing denials of asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT relief); Melecio-Saquil v. Ashcroft, 337 F.3d 983, 987 (8th Cir. 2003) (dramatic, post-1996 changes in Guatemala prevented dated events from translating into objectively reasonable fear of persecution).1 Accordingly, we deny the petition for review. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 We note that the BIA expressly stated that it was not basing its decision on 8 U.S.C. ยง 1158(b)(2)(A)(i) (alien who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in persecution of others is barred from obtaining asylum). We therefore do not consider the applicability of that provision. Cf. Uanreroro v. Gonzales, 443 F.3d 1197, 1204 (10th Cir. 2006) (appeals court will not affirm on ground raised in immigration judge s decision unless relied on by BIA in its affirmance). -2-
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