U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2004

Quintero-Restrepo v. Ashcroft

Quintero-Restrepo v. Ashcroft
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 7, 2004 · Smith, Demoss, Stewart
102 F. App'x 416

Quintero-Restrepo v. Ashcroft

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Gustavo Segundo Quintero-Estrepa (“Quintero”) has filed a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for withholding of removal. He argues that substantial evidence does not support the IJ’s determination that Quintero was not credible and that he was not eligible for withholding of removal.

We may review the IJ’s decision, given that the BIA adopted the IJ’s findings. See Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 77 (5th Cir. 1994). Both the IJ’s credibility finding and the determination that Quintero was not eligible for withholding of removal are supported by substantial evidence; certainly the evidence does not compel a contrary conclusion. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 482, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992); Mikhael v. INS, 115 F.3d 299, 302 (5th Cir. 1997); see also Lopez De Jesus v. INS, 312 F.3d 155, 161 (5th Cir. 2002); Chun, 40 F.3d at 78.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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