U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2003

Songue v. Ashcroft

Songue v. Ashcroft
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided December 11, 2003 · Michael, King, Shedd
82 F. App'x 818

Songue v. Ashcroft

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

PER CURIAM.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Andre Marie Songue, a native and citizen of Cameroon, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) affirming the immigration judge’s denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal.

*819 On appeal, Songue raises challenges to the Board’s and immigration judge’s determinations that he failed to establish his eligibility for asylum. To obtain reversal of a determination denying eligibility for relief, an alien “must show that the evidence he presented was so compelling that no reasonable factfinder could fail to find the requisite fear of persecution.” INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 488-84, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We have reviewed the evidence of record and conclude that Songue fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. Accordingly, we cannot grant the relief that Songue seeks.

Accordingly, we 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

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