Djibril Bah-Traore v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: September 12, 2013
• Docket: 13-1046
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 13-1046 ___________________________

Djibril Djamil Bah-Traore

lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner

v.

Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of United States

lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent ____________

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

Submitted: September 6, 2013 Filed: September 12, 2013 [Unpublished] ____________

Before WOLLMAN, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Togolese citizen Djibril Bah-Traore petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which upheld an immigration judge’s decision denying him asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). After careful review, we find no basis for granting the petition, as the BIA’s denial of relief was supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. See Cubillos v. Holder, 565 F.3d 1054, 1056-58 (8th Cir. 2009) (applying substantial-evidence standard for BIA decision and holding denial of asylum dictates same outcome on withholding-of-removal claim based on same underlying factual allegations); Guled v. Mukasey, 515 F.3d 872, 882 (8th Cir. 2008) (holding separate analysis under CAT is required only when there is evidence alien may be tortured for reasons unrelated to his claims for asylum and withholding of removal). Accordingly, we deny the petition for review. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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