Case Name: Jonal JOSEPH, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-09-16
Citations: 332 F. App'x 226
Docket Number: No. 08-60677
Parties: Jonal JOSEPH, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before DeMOSS, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 332
Pages: 226–227

Head Matter:
Jonal JOSEPH, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-60677.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 16, 2009.
Jonal Joseph, Miami Gardens, FL, pro se.
Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Kenneth L. Pasquarell, Acting, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before DeMOSS, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Jonal Joseph, a native and citizen of Haiti, petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an immigration judge's (IJ) decision to deny his application for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Joseph sought immigration relief based on his alleged persecution by supporters of Jean Bertrand Aristide, the former president of Haiti. The IJ denied relief after finding that Joseph was not a credible witness and had failed to provide corroborating evidence. The BIA upheld the IJ's adverse credibility determination and held that Joseph had failed to meet his burden of proving eligibility for immigration relief. Joseph challenges those negative eredibility determinations. He contends that he demonstrated his eligibility for relief.
The BIA's finding that Joseph failed to provide the court with credible evidence in support of his claim for immigration relief is supported by substantial evidence. See Wang v. Holder, 569 F.3d 531, 536-37 (5th Cir.2009). The inconsistencies listed by the BIA and IJ regarding Joseph's accounts of his persecution are supported by the record. Certainly, the evidence does not compel a conclusion that Joseph's testimony was credible. See id. at 538-39. Absent credible evidence to the contrary, the BIA's finding that Joseph failed to carry his burden of establishing his eligibility for asylum, withholding of deportation, or relief under the CAT, is supported by substantial evidence. See Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 78-79 (5th Cir.1994); see also Eduard v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 182, 186 n. 2 (5th Cir.2004); Efe v. Ashcroft, 293 F.3d 899, 907 (5th Cir.2002).
Joseph'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.