Hassen v. Ashcroft , 108 F. App'x 794 ( 2004 )


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  •                                UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 04-1214
    FUAD RESHID HASSEN,
    Petitioner,
    versus
    JOHN ASHCROFT, Attorney General,
    Respondent.
    On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
    Appeals. (A79-468-482)
    Submitted:   August 27, 2004            Decided:   September 10, 2004
    Before WIDENER, WILKINSON, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
    Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Aragaw Mehari, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Peter D. Keisler,
    Assistant Attorney General, Linda S. Wendtland, Assistant Director,
    Rena I. Curtis, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington,
    D.C., for Respondent.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).
    PER CURIAM:
    Fuad Reshid Hassen, a native and citizen of Ethiopia,
    petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration
    Appeals affirming without opinion, in accordance with 
    8 C.F.R. § 1003.1
    (e)(4) (2004), the immigration judge’s denial of asylum,
    withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against
    Torture. For the reasons discussed below, we deny the petition for
    review.
    Hassen asserts that his evidence was sufficient to establish
    his eligibility for asylum.       To obtain reversal of a determination
    denying eligibility for relief, an alien “must show that the
    evidence   he   presented   was    so   compelling   that      no   reasonable
    factfinder could fail to find the requisite fear of persecution.”
    INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 
    502 U.S. 478
    , 483-84 (1992).                   We have
    reviewed the evidence of record and conclude that Hassen fails to
    show that the evidence compels a contrary result.*
    Accordingly,     we   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
    *
    As Hassen failed to assert on appeal his entitlement to
    withholding of removal or protection under the Convention Against
    Torture, those claims are waived. Edwards v. City of Goldsboro,
    
    178 F.3d 231
    , 241 n.6 (4th Cir. 1999).
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 04-1214

Citation Numbers: 108 F. App'x 794

Judges: Michael, Per Curiam, Widener, Wilkinson

Filed Date: 9/10/2004

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 8/6/2023