Cuc v. Ashcroft

*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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-60162
Summary Calendar
MARIO A. CUC,
Petitioner,
versus
JOHN ASHCROFT, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent.
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A74 291 809
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October 23, 2002
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Mario Alvaran Cuc petitions for review of the Board of
Immigration Appeals’ decision dismissing his appeal from the
immigration judge’s decision to deny his application for asylum
and for withholding of deportation. He argues that a reasonable
fact-finder would be compelled to conclude that his fear of
persecution is well-founded. We have reviewed the record and the
briefs and determine that the Board’s 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

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U.S. 478, 483-84 (1992); Mikhael v. INS, 115 F.3d 299, 302 (5th
Cir. 1997). Accordingly, the petition for review is DENIED.

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