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Ishrat EJAZ; Shahid Ejaz, Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
    No. 03-60716.
    Summary Calendar
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Nov. 7, 2003.
    Joshua Turin, Sondra Mae Turin, Turin, Turin & Olinger, Dallas, TX, for Petitioners.
    John Ashcroft, pro se, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Anne M. Estrada, US Immigration & Naturalization Service, Dallas, TX, David V. Bernal, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Regina Byrd, Barry Joseph Pettinato, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Caryl G. Thompson, US Immigration & Naturalization Service, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.
    Before JONES, BENAVIDES, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

Ishrat Ejaz and her minor son Shahid Ejaz, both citizens of Pakistan, petition this court for review of the final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals which summarily affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their applications for asylum and withholding of removal. Shahid’s claims are dependent upon the resolution of Ishrat’s claims. We directly review the IJ’s decision. See Soadjede v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 830, 832 (5th Cir.2003).

Ishrat contends that the IJ erred by requiring her to provide corroboration of her claims in the absence of a negative credibility finding. Although we recognize that the BIA’s corroboration rule has not been addressed by this court, because the IJ also provided an alternative basis for denying asylum, we decline to address the corroboration issue in this case.

Ishrat argues that the IJ erred by finding that she had not demonstrated a sufficient nexus between her political opinion and the persecution she and other members of her family allegedly suffered. Ishrat also argues that the IJ erred in finding that her delay in seeking asylum and her two return visits to Pakistan undercut her claim of a fear of future persecution.

Based upon our review of the record, we conclude that the IJ’s decision is supported by substantial evidence and that the evidence in the record does not compel a contrary conclusion. See Efe v. Ashcroft, 293 F.3d 899, 903-05 (5th Cir.2002); Mikhael v. INS, 115 F.3d 299, 302-04 (5th Cir.1997). Because Ishrat did not make the required showing for asylum, she also was not eligible for withholding of removal. See Mikhael, 115 F.3d at 306 n. 10.

Accordingly, the petitions for review are DENIED. 
      
       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.