United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS November 4, 2004 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk _____________________

No. 04-60272 Summary Calendar _____________________

CASSIUS USUNOBUN EKAHTOR,

Petitioner,

versus

JOHN ASHCROFT, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,

Respondent. __________________________________________________ Petition for Review: Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A70 675 390 __________________________________________________

Before REAVLEY, WIENER and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

We conclude that the BIA’s interpretation of

(a) is

reasonable and thus worthy of deference. See Hamdan v. INS,

(5th Cir. 1996). We therefore deny review of the BIA’s order of removal.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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