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

Hassen v. Ashcroft

Hassen v. Ashcroft
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided September 10, 2004 · Widener, Wilkinson, Michael
108 F. App'x 794

Hassen v. Ashcroft

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Fuad Reshid Hassen, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming without opinion, in accordance with 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(e)(4) (2004), the immigration judge’s denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. For the reasons discussed below, we deny the petition for review.

Hassen asserts that his evidence was sufficient 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 fact-finder 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 Has-sen fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. *

*795 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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As Hassen failed to assert on appeal his entitlement to withholding of removal or protection under the Convention Against Torture, those claims are waived. Edwards v. City of *795 Goldsboro, 178 F.3d 231, 241 n. 6 (4th Cir. 1999).

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