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LIZAMA v. HOLDER

No. 09-2027.

629 F.3d 440 (2011)

Carlos LIZAMA, a/k/a Lizama Meija, a/k/a Carlos Alberto, a/k/a Edgar Ortez, a/k/a Adiel Edgar, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ricky Malik , Law Offices of Ricky Malik, LLC, Merrifield, Virginia, for Petitioner. Jesse Matthew Bless , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Jennifer Paisner-Williams , Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Petition for review dismissed in part and denied in part by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Judge DAVIS joined.

OPINION

DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:

Carlos Lizama, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for judicial review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Article III of the United Nations Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). Lizama claims that he fears violent persecution by gangs in El Salvador on account of his membership in the self-described social group of...

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