Court Opinion

ID: 867775
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Date Created: 2013-05-14 15:05:37.635788+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                            For the Eighth Circuit
                        ___________________________

                                No. 12-3289
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                       Leonicio Esau Velasquez-Melendez

                             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: May 7, 2013
                               Filed: May 14, 2013
                                  [Unpublished]
                                 ____________

Before MURPHY, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
                           ____________

PER CURIAM.

       Guatemalan citizen Leonicio Velasquez-Melendez petitions for review of an
order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, which affirmed an immigration judge’s
denial of withholding of removal. After careful review, we conclude that substantial
evidence supported the denial of withholding of removal. See Ortiz-Puentes v.
Holder, 662 F.3d 481, 483-84 (8th Cir. 2011) (harm suffered by Guatemalan
petitioners who refused to join gang did not establish eligibility for withholding of
removal on account of either political opinion or membership in particular social);
Wijono v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 868, 872 (8th Cir.2006) (standard of review).
Accordingly, we deny the petition. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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