U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2004

Fisseha v. Ashcroft

Fisseha v. Ashcroft
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided July 23, 2004 · Luttig, Michael, King
103 F. App'x 518

Fisseha v. Ashcroft

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Haddas Fisseha, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) affirming, without opinion, the immigration judge’s order denying her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.

In her petition for review, Fisseha challenges the immigration judge’s determination that she failed to establish her eligibility for asylum. To obtain reversal of a determination denying eligibility for relief, an alien “must show that the evidence [s]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, 483-84, 112 S.Ct. 812,117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We have reviewed the evidence of record and conclude that Fisseha fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. Accordingly, we cannot grant the relief that she seeks.

We deny the petition for review. We also deny Fisseha’s motion for a stay of voluntary departure nunc pro tunc. See Ngarurih v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 182, 193, 2004 WL 1277041, at *10 (4th Cir. June 10, 2004). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are *519 adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED

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