United States v. John Briasco

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 10-2944
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Juana Bautista Mendoza, *
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Petitioner, *
* Petition for Review of
v. * an Order of the Board
* of Immigration Appeals.
Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General *
of the United States, * [UNPUBLISHED]
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Respondent. *
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Submitted: April 29, 2011
Filed: May 4, 2011
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Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Guatemalan citizen Juana Bautista Mendoza petitions for review of an order of
the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying relief under the Convention Against
Torture (CAT), and affirming an immigration judge’s denial of cancellation of
removal, asylum, and withholding of removal. We conclude substantial evidence
supports the BIA’s determination that Mendoza did not meet her burden of proof for
CAT relief. See Cherichel v. Holder, 591 F.3d 1002, 1005-07 (8th Cir.), cert. denied,
131 S. Ct. 74 (2010); Marroquin-Ochoma v. Holder, 574 F.3d 574, 579-80 (8th Cir.
2009). We also conclude Mendoza has waived review of the denial of asylum,
withholding of removal, and cancellation of removal, because she has not presented

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any argument on these issues in her appellate brief. See Averianova v. Mukasey, 509
F.3d 890, 892 n.1 (8th Cir. 2007); Chay-Velasquez v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 751, 756
(8th Cir. 2004).
Accordingly, we deny the petition for review.
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