Bejarano v. Ashcroft

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: July 24, 2003
• Docket: 02-60679
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS July 24, 2003

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk

No. 02-60679 Summary Calendar

CARLOS WILFREDO BEJARANO,

Petitioner,

versus

JOHN ASHCROFT, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,

Respondent.

-------------------- Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A77-260-077 --------------------

Before JONES, STEWART, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Carlos Wilfredo Bejarano, a citizen of Honduras, petitions for

review of an order from the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA")

summarily affirming the immigration judge's ("IJ") decision to deny

his application for asylum or withholding of removal. Bejarano

argues that the IJ failed to address his claim of past persecution

and erroneously found his testimony not credible. He asserts that

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 02-60679 -2-

he established a well-founded fear of persecution if he were to

return to Honduras.

After reviewing the record and the briefs, we conclude that

the decision is supported by substantial evidence and that the

evidence in the record does not compel a contrary conclusion. See

INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483-84 (1992); Mikhael v. INS,

115 F.3d 299, 302 (5th Cir. 1997). Accordingly, the petition for

review is DENIED.