Zhi Liu v. Eric Holder, Jr., No. 14-1019 (4th Cir. 2014)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-1019 ZHI QIANG LIU, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: September 11, 2014 Decided: September 16, 2014 Before MOTZ and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Michael Brown, LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL BROWN, New York, New York, for Petitioner. Stuart F. Delery, Assistant Attorney General, Shelley R. Goad, Assistant Director, John D. Williams, Office of Immigration Litigation, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Zhi Qiang Liu, a native and citizen of the People s Republic of China, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ( Board ) dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge s denial of withholding of deportation. * his requests for asylum and We have thoroughly reviewed the record, including the transcript of Liu s merits hearing and all supporting evidence. not compel a ruling We conclude that the record evidence does contrary to any of the administrative factual findings, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B) (2012), and that substantial evidence supports the Board s decision. See INS v. Elias Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 (1992). Accordingly, we deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board. Dec. 16, 2013). facts and materials legal before See In re: Zhi Qiang Liu (B.I.A. We dispense with oral argument because the contentions are adequately this and argument court presented would not in the aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED * To the extent that Liu seeks to challenge the immigration judge s denial of his request for protection under the Convention Against Torture, we lack jurisdiction on the ground that Liu failed to exhaust his administrative remedies before the Board. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(d)(1) (2012); Massis v. Mukasey, 549 F.3d 631, 638 40 (4th Cir. 2008). 2
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