Monyei v. Gonzales , 216 F. App'x 315 ( 2007 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-1718
PATIENCE DOROTHY MONYEI, a/k/a Dorothy Monyei,
Petitioner,
versus
ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the
United States,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals. (A79-305-161)
Submitted: January 31, 2007 Decided: February 13, 2007
Before WILKINSON and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert A. Remes, CARLINER & REMES, P.C., Washington, D.C., for
Petitioner. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, M.
Jocelyn Lopez Wright, Assistant Director, Brianne Whelan, OFFICE OF
IMMIGRATION LITIGATION, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Patience Dorothy Monyei, a native and citizen of Nigeria,
petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals (Board) adopting and affirming the Immigration Judge’s
order denying relief from removal. Monyei contends that the Board
and Immigration Judge erred in finding her ineligible for
withholding of removal.
“To qualify for withholding of removal, a petitioner must
show that he faces a clear probability of persecution because of
his race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social
group, or political opinion.” Rusu v. INS, 296 F.3d 316, 324 n.13
(4th Cir. 2002) (citing INS v. Stevic, 467 U.S. 407, 430 (1984)).
Having conducted our review, we conclude that substantial evidence
supports the finding that Monyei failed to establish eligibility
for withholding of removal.
We accordingly deny the petition for review. We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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