Yohannes Korcha v. Eric Holder, Jr.

471 F. App'x 120

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: April 6, 2012
• Docket: 11-1830
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Yohannes Bekele Korcha and Yetimwork Lemma Kabtyimer, both natives and citizens of Ethiopia, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of Korcha’s applications for relief from removal.

Petitioners challenge the determination that the lead applicant, Korcha, failed to establish 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, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We have reviewed the evidence of record and Petitioners’ contentions on appeal and conclude that the agency’s decision is supported by substantial evidence. Petitioners thus fail to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. Having failed to qualify for asylum, Korcha cannot meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. Chen v. INS, 195 F.3d 198, 205 (4th Cir.1999); INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 430, 107 S.Ct. 1207, 94 L.Ed.2d 434 (1987).

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.