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17-1921•Lidia Funez-Avilez v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General
17-1921Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitMar 28, 2018
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 17-1921
LIDIA FUNEZ-AVILEZ,
Petitioner,
v.
JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted: March 20, 2018 Decided: March 28, 2018
Before NIEMEYER, TRAXLER, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jay S. Marks, LAW OFFICES OF JAY S. MARKS, LLC, Silver Spring, Maryland, for
Petitioner. Chad A. Readler, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Linda S.
Wernery, Assistant Director, Steven K. Uejio, Office of Immigration Litigation, UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Lidia Funez-Avilez, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for review of an
order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) dismissing her appeal from the
Immigration Judge’s denial of her request for protection under the Convention Against
Torture. After thoroughly reviewing the record and Funez-Avilez’s claims, we conclude
that substantial evidence supports the Board’s decision. See Dankam v. Gonzales, 495
F.3d 113, 124 (4th Cir. 2007); 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(c)(2), (3) (2017). Accordingly, we
deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board. See In re Funez-Avilez
(B.I.A. July 18, 2017). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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