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MATUL-HERNANDEZ v. HOLDER

No. 11-2068.

685 F.3d 707 (2012)

Julio MATUL-HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse A. Moorman , argued, Judith L. Wood , on the brief, Los Angeles, CA, for appellant.

Brianne Whelan Cohen , argued, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Julio Matul-Hernandez seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) order denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We deny the petition for review.

I. Background

Matul-Hernandez was born in San Francisco, La Union, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. He was forced into the Guatemalan army as a teenager, and after approximately a year and a half, he deserted during a training exercise in the mountains...

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