Case Name: Andres F. MORALES, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-02-23
Citations: 88 F. App'x 788
Docket Number: No. 03-60206
Parties: Andres F. MORALES, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before GARWOOD, DEMOSS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 88
Pages: 788–789

Head Matter:
Andres F. MORALES, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 03-60206
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 23, 2004.
Salvador Colon, Colon & Olvera, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.
Margaret J. Perry, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Leslie Cayer Ohta, John Ashcroft, Washington, DC, Hipólito Acosta, Houston, TX, Caryl G. Thompson, District Directors Office, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.
Before GARWOOD, DEMOSS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Andres F. Morales petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the Immigration Judge's decision to deny his application for asylum and withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act. He argues that the BIA erred in determining that he was not persecuted based upon his being in a particular social group.
This court will uphold the findings that an alien is not eligible for asylum or withholding if those findings are supported by substantial evidence. Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 78 (5th Cir.1994). Under this standard, the BIA's determination will be affirmed unless the "evidence compels a contrary conclusion." Carbajal-Gonzalez v. INS, 78 F.3d 194, 197 (5th Cir.1996).
The evidence presented to the BIA does not compel the conclusion that Morales was persecuted based on his association in a particular social group. See Carbajal-Gonzalez, 78 F.3d at 197; Faddoul v. INS, 37 F.3d 185, 188 (5th Cir.1994); Adebisi v. INS, 952 F.2d 910, 912 (5th Cir.1992). To be eligible for withholding of deportation, an alien must demonstrate a "clear probability" of persecution upon return. Faddoul, 37 F.3d at 188. Because Morales failed to show a well-founded fear of persecution on a protected ground as required for asylum, he also failed to show a clear probability of persecution as required by the more stringent standard for withholding of deportation. See id.
PETITION 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.