Heng De Zhu v. U.s. Immigration & Naturalization Service

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-1280
HENG DE ZHU,
Petitioner,
versus
U.S. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE;
JOHN ASHCROFT, Attorney General,
Respondents.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals. (A78-125-620)
Submitted: August 31, 2001 Decided: September 21, 2001
Before WILKINS, LUTTIG, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Charles M. Wall, Arlington, Virginia, for Petitioner. Stuart E.
Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General, John J. Andre, Norah
Ascoli Schwarz, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration
Litigation, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Washington, D.C., for Respondents.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Heng De Zhu, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of
China, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals (Board) denying his application for asylum. The Board con-
cluded that Zhu failed to show past persecution or a well-founded
fear of persecution on account of a protected ground that would
make him eligible for asylum relief. See 8 U.S.C.A. § 1158 (West
1999); § 1101(a)(42)(A) (West 1999 & Supp. 2001). The decision to
grant or deny asylum relief is conclusive “unless manifestly
contrary to the law and an abuse of discretion.” 8 U.S.C.A.
§ 1252(b)(4)(D) (West 1999). We find that the Board correctly
applied the law and did not abuse its discretion in rendering its
decision here. Therefore, we deny a petition for review on the
reasoning of the Board. See In re Zhu, No. A78-125-620 (B.I.A.
Feb. 1, 2001). 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

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