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205 F. App'x 140

Torres v. Gonzales

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided November 13, 2006

U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2006-11-13

Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · Yong Hao Chen v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Decided 2006-11-13

PER CURIAM:

¶1 Wilver Torres, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals adopting and affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.

¶2 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 conclude that Torres fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. Having failed to qualify for asylum, Torres cannot meet the higher standard to qualify for withholding of removal. Chen v. INS, 195 F.3d 198, 205 (4th Cir.1999); INS v. Gardozar-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 430, 107 S.Ct. 1207, 94 L.Ed.2d 434 (1987). In addition, we uphold the IJ’s finding that Torres failed to establish that it was more likely than not *141 that he would be tortured if removed to Guatemala. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(c)(2) (2006).

¶3 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.

¶4 PETITION DENIED.

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