Case Name: Alain TSOBGNY, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-04-04
Citations: 124 F. App'x 814
Docket Number: No. 04-1898
Parties: Alain TSOBGNY, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 124
Pages: 814–814

Head Matter:
Alain TSOBGNY, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 04-1898.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: March 18, 2005.
Decided: April 4, 2005.
Bokwe G. Mofor, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner.
Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, Joshua E. Braunstein, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Alain Tsobgny, a native and citizen of Cameroon, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming without opinion the Immigration Judge's (IJ) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.
To obtain reversal of a determination denying eligibility for relief, an alien "must show that the evidence he presented was so compelling that no reasonable factfinder could fail to find the requisite fear of persecution." INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483-84, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We have reviewed the evidence of record and conclude that Tsobgny fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. Having failed to qualify for asylum, Tsobgny cannot meet the higher standard to qualify for withholding of removal. Chen v. INS, 195 F.3d 198, 205 (4th Cir.1999); INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 430, 107 S.Ct. 1207, 94 L.Ed.2d 434 (1987). Finally, we uphold the IJ's finding that Tsobgny failed to establish that it was more likely than not that he would be tortured if removed to Cameroon. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(c)(2) (2004).
Accordingly, we deny the petition for review. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED