United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D In the April 10, 2003 United States Court of AppealsCharles R. Fulbruge III Clerk for the Fifth Circuit _______________ m 02-60163 _______________

AIDA RODRIGUEZ-DURAN, Petitioner, VERSUS IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

_________________________ Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals m A75 291 331 _________________________

Before SMITH and BARKSDALE, Circuit PER CURIAM:** Judges, and FITZWATER,* District Judge.

Aida Rodriguez-Duran petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Ap- peals that reversed an order of the immigration judge and denied her request for political

** Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published * District Judge of the Northern District of Texas, and is not precedent except under the limited sitting by designation. circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. asylum. We have reviewed the briefs and applicable authorities and pertinent portions of the record and have heard the arguments of counsel. We conclude that the BIA was cor- rect in determining that there was an insuffi- cient basis for a fear of persecution and that substantial evidence supports the BIA’s deci- sion.

The petition for review is DENIED.