Dawoud v. Keisler

¶1 Adel I. A. Dawoud was born in Libya but moved to the West Bank of the Jordan when he was a child. He has petitioned this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) order affirming the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Dawoud’s due process claim about the process he received relative to his application for asylum fails because he does not have a constitutionally protected liberty interest in asylum. See Ahmed v. Gonzales, 447 F.3d 433, 440 (5th Cir.2006); Majd v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 590, 595 (5th Cir.2006); 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(A). Dawoud fails to show that the record compels reversal of the finding of the IJ that he is not entitled to asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the CAT. See Lopez-Gomez v. Ashcroft, 263 F.3d 442, 444 (5th Cir.2001); Mikhael v. INS, 115 F.3d 299, 306 (5th Cir.1997). Furthermore, the BIA did not abuse its discretion when it refused to reopen the proceedings. See Lara v. Tro-minski, 216 F.3d 487, 496 (5th Cir.2000). Review of the BIA’s denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the CAT is DENIED.