United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-2599 ___________________________ Nicolas Escobar-Tejada lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner v. William P. Barr, Attorney General of the United States lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent ____________ Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ____________ Submitted: March 17, 2020 Filed: March 20, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Nicolas Escobar-Tejada, a citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding an immigration judge’s denial of asylum and withholding of removal. Upon careful consideration, we conclude that substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Escobar-Tejada was not entitled to asylum because he did not establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of a protected ground. See Mayorga-Rosa v. Sessions, 888 F.3d 379, 382 (8th Cir. 2018) (standard of review). Having failed to satisfy his burden of proof for his asylum claim, Escobar-Tejada has necessarily failed to satisfy the more rigorous standard for withholding of removal. See Al Tawm v. Ashcroft, 363 F.3d 740, 744 (8th Cir. 2004). We find no other basis for granting the petition. Accordingly, the petition for review is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2- 19-2599 Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ca8 8th Cir. Nicolas Escobar-Tejada v. William P. Barr 20 March 2020 Unpublished c8f6d880a3af61a1d4761d9ba8b758d72e06fcac
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