Mamadou Bella Sy v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483-84 1992 . We have reviewed the evidence of record

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-1564
MAMADOU BELLA SY,
Petitioner,
versus
ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the
U.S.,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals. (A71-798-459)
Submitted: January 19, 2007 Decided: February 7, 2007
Before MICHAEL and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John T. Riely, Bethesda, Maryland, for Petitioner. Rod J.
Rosenstein, United States Attorney, Allen F. Loucks, Assistant
United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Mamadou Bella Sy, a native and citizen of Guinea,
petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals adopting and affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of
his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection
under the Convention Against Torture.
To obtain reversal of a determination denying eligibility
for relief, an alien “must show that the evidence he presented was
so compelling that no reasonable factfinder could fail to find the
requisite fear of persecution.” INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S.
478, 483-84 (1992). We have reviewed the evidence of record and
conclude that Sy fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary
result. Having failed to qualify for asylum, Sy cannot meet the
higher standard to qualify for withholding of removal. Chen v.
INS, 195 F.3d 198, 205 (4th Cir. 1999); INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480
U.S. 421, 430 (1987).
Accordingly, we deny the petition for review. 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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