Case Name: Ndiaga GUEYE, 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: 2006-07-12
Citations: 188 F. App'x 307
Docket Number: No. 05-60910
Parties: Ndiaga GUEYE, Petitioner v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 188
Pages: 307–308

Head Matter:
Ndiaga GUEYE, Petitioner v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 05-60910
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 12, 2006.
Elizabeth M. Mendoza Macias, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.
Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Norah Ascoli Schwarz, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, John S. Hogan, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Caryl G. Thompson, U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service District Directors Office, New Orleans, LA, Juan Carlos Rodriguez, U.S. District Court, Dallas, TX, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent.
Alberto R. Gonzales, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, pro se.
Before KING, WIENER and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Ndiaga Gueye petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the immigration judge's decision to deny his applications for asylum and withholding of removal under both the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Gueye argues that the BIA erred in determining that he had not established past persecution based on his political affiliation, a well-founded fear of future persecution, or that it was more likely than not that he would be tortured if he were returned to Senegal. He contends that he established his eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal under both the INA and the CAT by adducing evidence concerning the likelihood that Senegalese officials will persecute him based on his membership in the Movement for Democratic Forces in Casamance (MFDC).
The record evidence in the instant case does not compel a conclusion contrary to the BIA's determination that Gueye was not entitled to asylum or withholding of removal under the INA. See Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 78-79 (5th Cir.1994). The search of Gueye's home is insufficient to establish past persecution. See Shehu v. Gonzales, 443 F.3d 435, 440 & n. 8 (5th Cir.2006). The record evidence also fails to establish that Gueye has a reasonable fear of future persecution based on his MFDC membership. See Faddoul v. INS, 37 F.3d 185, 188 (5th Cir.1994). To the contrary, Gueye has openly and safely returned to Senegal on two separate occasions. This fact alone undercuts his claim that he fears being persecuted if he is returned to Senegal. Gueye's INA claims are unavailing.
Gueye's CAT claim is likewise unavailing, as he has failed to show that he will likely be tortured if he is returned to Senegal. See Efe v. Ashcroft, 293 F.3d 899, 907 (5th Cir.2002). Gueye's 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.