Transito Castillo-Hernandez v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., No. 14-2930 (8th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Petition for Review - Immigration. Substantial evidence supports the finding that petitioner failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution, and his petition for review is denied without further comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-2930 ___________________________ Transito Omar Castillo-Hernandez lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner 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for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ____________ Submitted: April 9, 2015 Filed: April 14, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Transito Omar Castillo-Hernandez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding an immigration judge’s decision to deny his applications for asylum and withholding of removal. After careful consideration of the issues before us, see De Castro-Gutierrez v. Holder, 713 F.3d 375, 379 (8th Cir. 2013), we deny the petition, because we conclude that substantial evidence supports the finding that Castillo failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution, see Ortiz-Puentes v. Holder, 662 F.3d 481, 483-84 (8th Cir. 2011). The petition for review is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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