Amado Elias v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 23, 201412-72236California350 words

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Opinion

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MAY 23 2014

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

AMADO ALEXANDER ELIAS, a.k.a. No. 12-72236 Hector Rodriguez, Agency No. A094-202-103 Petitioner,

v. MEMORANDUM*

ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted May 13, 2014**

Before: CLIFTON, BEA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Amado Alexander Elias, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for

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

immigration judge’s decision denying his application for relief under the

Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual…

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