Bregu v. Gonzales

*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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be
published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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
January 31, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-60697
Summary Calendar
LEONARD BREGU, also known as Gentian Drenova
Petitioner,
versus
ALBERTO R. GONZALES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL
Respondent.
PETITION FOR REVIEW OF AN ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS
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Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Petitioner, a native and citizen of Albania, petitions for review of an order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) which adopted and affirmed a decision by the
immigration judge (“IJ”) terminating a previous grant of asylum to Petitioner. For the

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following reasons, we deny the petition.
1. The IJ’s finding that the grant of asylum to Mr. Drenova should be
terminated is supported by substantial evidence. The record reflects that
Mr. Drenova lied under oath when he stated on his asylum application that
he had never used any aliases other than the name under which he applied.
This concealment was material because investigation of Mr. Drenova’s alias
would have disclosed other facts relevant to his qualifications, particularly
the fact that he entered the United States more than one year prior to his
application for asylum, and thus the concealment naturally tended to
influence the agency’s decision. Kungys v. United States, 485 U.S. 770,
772, 108 S. Ct. 1537, 1547 (1988).
2. We do not have jurisdiction to review the IJ’s determination that Mr.
Drenova is time-barred from presenting a new application for asylum. INA
§ 208(a)(3), 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(3). The qualification of § 208(a)(3)’s
limitation on judicial review imposed by the recently enacted INA §
242(a)(2)(D) (8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D)) is not applicable in this case.
3. Mr. Drenova’s claim that the IJ erred by not permitting him to file an
application for withholding of removal is contradicted by the record. The
record reflects that the IJ expressly afforded Mr. Drenova an opportunity to
pursue an application for withholding and that Mr. Drenova did not do so.
PETITION DENIED.

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