Mark Thomas v. Eric Holder, Jr. , 592 F. App'x 205 ( 2015 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-1621
MARK NATHANIEL THOMAS, a/k/a Mark Thomas,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals.
Submitted: January 20, 2015 Decided: February 3, 2015
Before MOTZ, SHEDD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Randall L. Johnson, JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Arlington,
Virginia, for Petitioner. Joyce R. Branda, Acting Assistant
Attorney General, Stephen J. Flynn, Assistant Director, Kathryn
M. McKinney, Office of Immigration Litigation, UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Mark Nathaniel Thomas, a native and citizen of
Trinidad and Tobago, petitions for review of an order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) dismissing his appeal from
the Immigration Judge’s denial of his requests for asylum,
withholding of removal and protection under the Convention
Against Torture. We have thoroughly reviewed the record and
conclude that the record evidence does not compel a ruling
contrary to any of the administrative findings of fact, see 8
U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B) (2012), and that substantial evidence
supports the Board’s decision. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502
U.S. 478, 481 (1992). Accordingly, we deny the petition for
review for the reasons stated by the Board. See In re: Thomas
(B.I.A. May 28, 2014). 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
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