Guatemalan national’s petition for review of an order denying an application for withholding of removal is denied where substantial evidence supported a finding that petitioner failed to establish a sufficient nexus between the harm alleged (past and future) and his ethnicity or other statutorily protected ground.
Read Lopez-Castro v. Holder, No. 08-1895
Appellate InformationPetition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration AppealsDecided August 18, 2009
JudgesBefore Lipez, Selya and Howard, Circuit JudgesOpinion by Selya, Circuit Judge.
CounselFor Petitioner: Randy Olen.
For Respondent: Tony West, Anthony Norwood, and Richard Zanfardino.
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