U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1999

Valdez-Hernandez v. INS

Valdez-Hernandez v. INS
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided May 13, 1999

Valdez-Hernandez v. INS

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-60384 Summary Calendar

ROSA ELVIRA VALDEZ-HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, versus IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

- - - - - - - - - - Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A70-643-534 - - - - - - - - - - May 12, 1999 Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Rosa Elvira Valdez-Hernandez petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision dismissing her appeal from the immigration judge’s decision to deny her application for asylum and for a withholding of deportation. She argues that the Board erred by determining that she did not have a well-founded fear of future persecution by the guerillas in El Salvador. We have reviewed the record and the briefs and determine that the Board’s decision is supported by substantial evidence. See

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 98-60384 -2- Carbajal-Gonzalez v. INS, 78 F.3d 194, 197 (5th Cir. 1996). The petition for review is DENIED.

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