Bejarano 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
July 24, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-60679
Summary Calendar
CARLOS WILFREDO BEJARANO,
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. A77-260-077
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Before JONES, STEWART, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Carlos Wilfredo Bejarano, a citizen of Honduras, petitions for
review of an order from the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA")
summarily affirming the immigration judge's ("IJ") decision to deny
his application for asylum or withholding of removal. Bejarano
argues that the IJ failed to address his claim of past persecution
and erroneously found his testimony not credible. He asserts that

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he established a well-founded fear of persecution if he were to
return to Honduras.
After reviewing the record and the briefs, we conclude that
the 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 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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