UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-1321 EDUARDO EDWIN CERVANTES, Petitioner, v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: December 9, 2021 Decided: March 15, 2022 Before DIAZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Robert J. Harris, Woodbridge, Virginia, for Petitioner. Brian M. Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Linda S. Wernery, Assistant Director, Taryn L. Arbeiter, 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 Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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: Eduardo Edwin Cervantes, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) adopting and affirming the immigration judge’s (IJ) decision denying Cervantes’ applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). ∗ After thoroughly reviewing the record, we are satisfied that the evidence does not compel a ruling contrary to any of the administrative factual findings, 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 (1992). We agree with the IJ’s determination that Cervantes’ proposed particular social groups are not cognizable. We further conclude that substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Cervantes did not establish a clear probability of persecution on account of an imputed political opinion. Lastly, we conclude that substantial evidence supports the finding that Cervantes did not demonstrate for protection under the CAT that he was more likely than not to be tortured with the consent or acquiescence of the Salvadoran government. Accordingly, we deny the petition for review. 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 ∗ Cervantes does not challenge the denial of asylum. 2 21-1321 Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ca4 4th Cir. Eduardo Cervantes v. Merrick Garland 15 March 2022 Unpublished 0d58d8bc2712bee506bdd4b6938f8963912a4f41
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