Case Name: Abdal Wahab Rajeb TUQAN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-06-15
Citations: 133 F. App'x 979
Docket Number: No. 04-60517
Parties: Abdal Wahab Rajeb TUQAN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before JOLLY, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 133
Pages: 979–980

Head Matter:
Abdal Wahab Rajeb TUQAN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 04-60517.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided June 15, 2005.
Garrett M. White, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.
David V. Bernal, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Suzanne Nicole Nardone, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Hipólito Acosta, U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service, Houston, TX, Caryl G. Thompson, U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.
Before JOLLY, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Abdal Wahab Rajeb Tuqan (Tuqan), a native and citizen of Jordan, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge's (IJ) denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal. The BIA accepted the IJ's determination, in light of the discrepancies between Tuqan's first and second applications, as well as his testimony at the immigration hearing, that Tuqan's testimony was not credible. The BIA also found that Tuqan had failed to meet his burden of proof to present a believable and sufficiently supported claim.
Tuqan argues that the BIA and the IJ erred in determining that certain statements were inconsistent, and he blames any inconsistencies on translation errors or bad advice that he was given by a translator who allegedly assisted him in preparing his first application for asylum and withholding of removal. He also asserts that his supporting documentation did not undermine his testimony.
We review the BIA's determination that an alien is not entitled to asylum or withholding of removal for substantial evidence and will not reverse the BIA's determination unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Efe v. Ashcroft, 293 F.3d 899, 905 (5th Cir.2002). Additionally, we will not substitute our "judgment for that of the BIA or IJ with respect to the credibility of the witnesses or ultimate factual findings based on credibility determinations." Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 78 (5th Cir.1994). There is substantial evidence in the record to support the determination that Tuqan did not credibly or sufficiently support his applications for asylum and withholding of removal. Id. at 79; see also In re Y-B, 21 I & N Dec. 1136, 1139 (BIA 1998). The petition for review is 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.