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Parties Involved:
Loretta E. Lynch
Respondent
Juan Antonio Marquez Orellana
Petitioner

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-1395

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Juan Antonio Marquez Orellana

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: December 11, 2015

Filed: December 21, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before SMITH, BYE, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Juan Antonio Marquez Orellana, a citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review

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

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decision of an immigration judge denying himwithholding ofremoval. After careful

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consideration, we conclude that substantial evidence supported the denial of

withholding of removal, because Marquez Orellana did not show a clear probability

that his life or freedom would be threatened because of a protected ground should he

be returned to El Salvador. See Davila-Mejia v. Mukasey, 531 F.3d 624, 627, 629

(8th Cir. 2008) (standard of review; standard for showing eligibility for withholding

of removal). Specifically, the two groupsin which he asserts membership as grounds

for his claim are not recognized as particular social groups for purposes of

immigration relief. See Matul-Hernandez v. Holder, 685 F.3d 707, 711-13 (8th Cir.

2012) (individuals returning from United States and perceived as wealthy do not

constitute recognized particular social group); Gaitan v. Holder, 671 F.3d 678, 682

(8th Cir. 2012) (young males who have rejected or resisted gang recruitment do not

constitute recognized particular social group).

The petition for review is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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Marquez Orellana was also denied asylum and relief under the Convention 1

Against Torture, but he does not seek review of those denials.

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