Pursuant to 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 , the court has determined that this opinion should not * be publishe d and is not precedent except under the limited circu mstance s set forth in 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 

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B e fo r e J O L L Y , B A R K S D A L E , a n dC L E M E N T , C ir c u it J u d g e s . P E R C U R IA M: * H a v in gco n c e d e dre m o v a b ility , M a r th a D e lm is B e n ite z -M a n z a n a r e s , a n ative an d ci t i zen of H on du ras, peti t i on s f or revi ew of t h e B oard of I m m i grati on A pp eals’ (B IA) deci si on af f i rm i n g t h e I m m i grati on Ju dg e’ s (IJ) den i alof her ap pl i cat i on s f

or asyl u m a n d w i t h h ol di n g of rem oval. “W e revi ew t h e deci si on of t he B IA , and r eac h t he un d er l yi ng dec i si on o f t he [ I J] only if

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2 som e im p a ct up on the B IA ’ s op i n i on . ” O n tun ez- Tu rsio s v . A sh cr oft , 303 F. 3d 341, 348 ( 5t h C i r . 20 0 2 ) (ci t i ng Mi k h a e lv . I NS , 1 1 5 F .3d 2 9 9 , 3 0 2 (5t h C ir. 1 9 9 7 )).

“ W e r e v i e w fa c t ua l f i nd i ng s o f t he [ BI A] t o d e t e r m i ne i f t he y a r e s uppo r t ed by su b stan ti a lev i d en ce in th e rec ord
. ” Mi kh ael , 115 F
. 3 d at302 (c i t i ng I NS v. El i as - Zac ar i as , 5 0 2 U
. S
. 4 7 8 , 4 8 1 (1 9 9 2 )) . U n d e rth is s t a n d a r d , t h e B IA ’s d ecisi on w i l lbe aff

i rm ed u n le s s th e “ev i d en ce co m p els a con trarycon cl u sion ”. Ca r b a j a l

- G o n z a lez v . I

NS , 78 F
. 3d 194, 197 ( 5t h C i r . 1996) (c i t i ng O zde m i rv. I NS , 4 6 F .3d 6 , 8 (5t h C ir. 1 9 9 4 )). W e c o nc l ude : the BIA’ s d e c i s i o ni s s upp o r t e d b y s ubs t ant i ale vi de nc e i n t he r e c o r d ; co n c o m ita n tly , th e e v id e n c e d o e s n o t c o m p e l a co n tr a r yco n c lu s io n . S ee id
. A m ong o t hert hi ngs, t he e vi denc e do es n ot e stabl i sh t hatB eni t ez w as persecuted f

or bei n g a m em ber of an y pa rt i cul ar soc i algroup . M oreover, B en i t ez’ha vi n g fai l ed to m ak e th e requ i si t e show i n g f or asyl u m , she l i kew i se fail s t o m e e tt he m o r e s t r i nge nts t and ar d f o rpr o vi ng e l i gibil i t y f o rw i t hho l di ng o f r e m o v a l. S e eF

a d d o u lv . I

NS , 3 7 F .3d 1 8 5 , 1 9 0 n .7 (5 th C ir. 1 9 9 4 ). B eni t ez al soc l ai m s t he B IAer r ed byaf f i r m i n g th e I J’ s dec i si on t hro ugh t h e act i on of

a si n gl e B IAm em ber. Pu rsuan tt o 8 C
. F
. R
. § 100 3. 1( e) , “ [u ] n l ess a case m eet s t h e st an da rds f or ass i gn m en tt o a t h ree- m em ber pa n e lun der [ § 100 3. 1( e) ( 6) ] , al lcases sh a ll be as s i gne d t o a s i ngl e [ BI A] m e m be r f or di sposi t i on ”
. 8 C
. F
. R
. § 1003
. 1( e) ( em ph asi s add ed). B en i t ez’case does n o t m eet th e s ta n d a r d s fo ra s s ig n m e n t t o ath r e e -m e m b e rp a n e l. S ee 8 C. F. R. § 100 3. 1( e) ( 6) (l i m i t i n g revi ew by a three- m em ber pan elt o circum st an ces w h ere, in tera lia , t he r e i s a ne e d t o “ s e t t l e i nc o ns i s t e nc i e s a m o ng t he r ul i ngs o f dif fe r e nt i m m i gr a ti on j u d ge s”, “review a d ecisi on by a n [I J ]
. . . tha t i s n ot i n con form i ty w i t h t he l aw orw i t h a ppli c ab l e pr e c e de nt s ” , o r“ rev i e w ac l e ar l y e r r o ne o us fa c t u a l d e t e r m i n a t i o n b ya n [I J ]” ). A c c o r d in g ly , t h e a ff ir m a n c e o f t h e I J ’s d e c is io n b yas in g le B IAm e m b e rw a s p e r m is s ib le
. See 8 C
. F
. R
. § 1003. 1( e) ( 5) (pe r m i t t i ng a s i ngl e BI A m e m be rt o co ns i de rt he m e r i t s o f ac as e , a nd t o “i s s ueN o. 08- 60946

3 a b r ie f o r d e ra ffir m in g. . . th e d e c is io n u n d e rre v i e w ”); seealso , e . g. , A zhd arol d i n iv. G on zales , 2 2 0 F
. A p p ’ x3 5 0 , 3 5 1 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 7 ) (u n p u b li sh e d). DE NI ED
.