Juan Velasquez-Lopez v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., No. 10-3822 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Petition for review - Immigration. The IJ and the BIA did not err in finding that petitioner failed to show that it was more likely than not that he would be persecuted on account of a protected ground if he returned to Guatemala.
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 10-3822 ___________ Juan Velasquez-Lopez, * * Petitioner, * * Petition for Review of v. * an Order of the Board * of Immigration Appeals. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General * of the United States, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Respondent. * ___________ Submitted: May 19, 2011 Filed: May 24, 2011 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Guatemalan citizen Juan Velasquez-Lopez petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that affirmed an immigration judge s (IJ s) denial of withholding of removal. We conclude for the reasons explained by the IJ and the BIA that Velasquez-Lopez failed to show it was more likely than not that he would be persecuted on account of a protected ground if returned to Guatemala. See Malonga v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 546, 551-52 (8th Cir. 2008); Davila-Mejia v. Mukasey, 531 F.3d 624, 628-29 (8th Cir. 2008). Accordingly, we deny the petition. ______________________________
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