Oscar Gonzalez-Acevedo v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., No. 14-1719 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Petition for Review - Immigration. The denial of petitioner's request for withholding of removal was supported by substantial evidence as he failed to establish that his life or freedom would have been threatened in El Salvador because of his membership in a particular social group.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-1719 ___________________________ Oscar Gonzalez-Acevedo lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner v. Eric H. Holder, Jr. lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent ____________ Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ____________ Submitted: December 16, 2014 Filed: December 22, 2014 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Salvadoran citizen Oscar Gonzalez-Acevedo petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigrations Appeals upholding an immigration judge’s decision denying withholding of removal.1 After careful consideration, we conclude that substantial evidence supports the denial: Gonzalez-Acevedo failed to establish a clear probability that his life or freedom would be threatened in El Salvador because of his membership in a particular social group. See De Castro-Gutierrez v. Holder, 713 F.3d 375, 380 (8th Cir. 2013). The petition for review is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The rulings denying asylum and relief under the Convention Against Torture are not before us in this petition for review. -2-
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