U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2009

Sow Mint A. Vall v. Holder

Sow Mint A. Vall v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided April 14, 2009 · Niemeyer, Duncan, Agee
322 F. App'x 287

Sow Mint A. Vall v. Holder

Opinion

Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Aminetou Mint Wehbine Sow Mint A. Vail, a native and citizen of Mauritania, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of her applications for relief from removal.

Sow Mint A. Vail challenges the determination that she failed to establish 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, 483-84, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We have reviewed the evidence of record and conclude that Sow Mint A. Vail fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. Having failed to qualify for asylum, Sow Mint A. Vail cannot meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. Chen v. INS, 195 F.3d 198, 205 (4th Cir. 1999); INS v. Cardozar-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 430, 107 S.Ct. 1207, 94 L.Ed.2d 434 (1987).

Accordingly, we deny the petition for review. We dispense with oral argument *288 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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