No. -1- IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT __________________ No. 99-60485 Summary Calendar __________________ AMIN AMIR ALI, Petitioner, versus IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE,, Respondent.

-------------------- Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A73-188-551 -------------------- April 24, 2000 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Amin Amir Ali petitions this court to review an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his appeal seeking reversal of an order of removal and denying his applications for political asylum and voluntary departure. We have reviewed the record and the briefs and determine that the BIA’s denial of Ali’s applications for asylum and voluntary departure is supported by substantial evidence. Faddoul v. INS, 37 F.3d 185, 188 (5th Cir. 1994).

The petition for review is DENIED.

* 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.