Kazeem v. Gonzales , 215 F. App'x 373 ( 2007 )


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  •                                                                  United States Court of Appeals
    Fifth Circuit
    F I L E D
    IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                          February 2, 2007
    Charles R. Fulbruge III
    Clerk
    No. 06-60174
    Summary Calendar
    ADEKUNLE ABOLAJI KAZEEM,
    Petitioner,
    versus
    ALBERTO R. GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
    Respondent.
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    Petition for Review of an Order of the
    Board of Immigration Appeals
    BIA No. A78 133 054
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    Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and GARZA, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:*
    Adekunle    Abolaji   Kazeem     (Kazeem),    a   citizen     of    Nigeria,
    petitions this court for review of the order of the Board of
    Immigration Appeals (BIA) adopting and affirming the immigration
    judge’s    decision   denying   his    application      for    withholding       of
    removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), and
    his request for voluntary departure.              Kazeem contends that he
    provided   sufficient   evidence      to   sustain     his    burden    of   proof
    regarding his application for withholding of removal.
    *
    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    this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
    No. 06-60174
    -2-
    This court reviews “the BIA’s factual conclusion that an alien
    is not eligible for withholding of [removal] only to determine
    whether it is supported by substantial evidence.”   Zamora-Morel v.
    I.N.S., 
    905 F.2d 833
    , 838 (5th Cir. 1990).          The substantial
    evidence standard requires that the decision be affirmed unless
    “the evidence compels a contrary conclusion.” Carbajal-Gonzalez v.
    I.N.S., 
    78 F.3d 194
    , 197 (5th Cir. 1996); see also I.N.S. v. Elias-
    Zacarias, 
    502 U.S. 478
    , 483-84 (1992).
    Kazeem fails to show that substantial evidence supports the
    conclusion that he has suffered past persecution or will more than
    likely suffer persecution if he is returned to Nigeria.      See 
    8 C.F.R. § 208.16
    (b); Majd v. Gonzales, 
    446 F.3d 590
    , 594 (5th Cir.
    2006). Kazeem has abandoned the issues regarding the denial of his
    applications for asylum, voluntary departure, and relief under the
    CAT by failing to brief the issues in his petition for review.   See
    Calderon-Ontiveros v. INS, 
    809 F.2d 1050
    , 1052 (5th Cir. 1986).
    Accordingly, Kazeem’s petition for review is DENIED.