OPINION

Gbogou Gboukrou and Delphine Ollochi Achi, 1 natives and citizens of the Ivory Coast, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) affirming without opinion the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of relief from deporta *688 tion. As discussed below, we deny the petition for review.

Petitioners first contend that the IJ erred in finding that Gboukrou failed to qualify for withholding of deportation. We have reviewed the record and the IJ’s decision, which was designated by the Board as the final agency determination, and find that substantial evidence supports the IJ’s conclusion that Petitioners did not qualify for this relief based on Gboukrou’s claim. See 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a)(4) (1994); 2 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(b)(1)(A) (2003); Gonahasa v. INS, 181 F.3d 538, 542 (4th Cir. 1999); INS v. Stevic, 467 U.S. 407, 429-30, 104 S.Ct. 2489, 81 L.Ed.2d 321 (1984).

Petitioners next ask that this case be remanded for the taking of new evidence on country conditions in the Ivory Coast. We find that we are barred by the transitional rules applicable here from effecting such a remand. See IIRIRA § 309(c)(4)(B). Finally, we reject Petitioners’ challenges to the Board’s decision to affirm the decision of the IJ without opinion under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(a)(7) (2003).

We accordingly deny the petition for review. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED.