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Parties Involved:
Felix De La Cruz-Perez
Petitioner
Loretta E. Lynch
Respondent

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-2380

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Felix De La Cruz-Perez

lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner

v.

Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States

lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent

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Petition for Review of an Order of the

 Board of Immigration Appeals

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 Submitted: February 23, 2016

Filed: February 26, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Guatemalan citizen Felix De La Cruz-Perez petitions for review of an order of

the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal from the decision of an

immigration judge denying him withholding of removal and protection under the

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Convention Against Torture. After careful consideration, we conclude that

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substantial evidence on the record as a whole supports the finding that Cruz-Perez

failed to show (1) a clear probability that his life or freedom would be threatened in

Guatemala on account of any statutorily protected ground, see Davila-Mejia v.

Mukasey, 531 F.3d 624, 627, 629 (8th Cir. 2008); or (2) that it is more likely than not

that he would be tortured if he were removed to Guatemala, see De Castro-Gutierrez

v. Holder, 713 F.3d 375, 381-82 (8th Cir. 2013). Accordingly, we deny the petition

for review. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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The ruling regarding denial of asylum is not before us. See Goromou v. 1

Holder, 721 F.3d 569, 576 (8th Cir. 2013).

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