IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-60073 Summary Calendar

DRAGOS SPOIALA, Petitioner, versus IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

- - - - - - - - - - Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals USDC No. A 72-449-629 - - - - - - - - - - January 13, 1998 Before WIENER, BARKSDALE and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Dragos Spoiala petitions this court to review the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his application for asylum and withholding of deportation. Spoiala contends that he was denied due process of law during the hearing on the asylum application and that he established a well-founded fear of persecution based on his political and religious views. We have reviewed the record, the BIA’s decision, and the briefs and * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

No. 97-60073 -2- determine that the evidence does not compel reversal of the BIA’s determination. Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 78 (5th Cir. 1994).

PETITION DENIED.