NBAYE v. GARLAND (2021)

Mamadou Nbaye, a native and citizen of Guinea, petitions for review of the May 21, 2020, decision and order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the Board) dismissing Nbaye's appeal from the Immigration Judge's decision denying his applications for asylum and withholding of removal.^* After thoroughly reviewing the record, we are satisfied that the evidence does not compel a ruling contrary to any of the administrative factual findings, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B), and that substantial evidence supports the denial of relief, see INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). Accordingly, we deny Nbaye's petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board in its decision and order adopting and affirming the Immigration Judge's written decision. In re Nbaye (B.I.A. May 21, 2020). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED

FOOTNOTES

FOOTNOTE.   The Immigration Judge and the Board also denied Nbaye's request for protection under the Convention Against Torture. Nbaye does not challenge the denial of that request in his opening brief, and he has thus forfeited review of the issue. See Suarez-Valenzuela v. Holder, 714 F.3d 241, 248-49 (4th Cir. 2013).

PER CURIAM:

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.