Case Name: Madhumita BARUA, 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: 2005-12-23
Citations: 159 F. App'x 586
Docket Number: No. 04-60605
Parties: Madhumita BARUA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 159
Pages: 586–587

Head Matter:
Madhumita BARUA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 04-60605.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Dec. 23, 2005.
Ehsanur Rahman, Law Office of Ehsan, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.
Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Cynthia E. Messersmith, U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division, Alberto R. Gonzales, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Hipólito Acosta, U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service, Houston, TX, for Respondent.
Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Madhumita Barua (the Petitioner) is a native and citizen of Bangladesh. She seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) order denying her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT).
Because the BIA summarily affirmed and adopted the immigration judge's (IJ) opinion, we review the IJ's factual findings and legal conclusions. The IJ's legal conclusions are reviewed de novo. The IJ's factual findings will- be upheld if supported by substantial evidence. Substantial evidence is lacking only if the evidence is " 'so compelling that no reasonable factfinder could fail to find' the petitioner statutorily eligible for relief."
In this case, we cannot conclude that substantial evidence is lacking. To establish eligibility for asylum, an alien must demonstrate that she suffered past persecution or has a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. The persecution must be inflicted under government sanction, including persecution by groups the government is unable or unwilling to control. The record in this case does not compel a finding that the past harm suffered by the Petitioner was inflicted under government sanction. With regard to future persecution, the record does not compel the conclusion that Petitioner could not avoid persecution by relocating to another part of Bangladesh or that it would be unreasonable to expect her to do so.
The level of proof required for withholding of deportation is more stringent than for asylum. Because the Petitioner has failed to meet the standard for asylum, she has also failed to meet the standard for withholding of removal. In addition, the Petitioner has not established that " 'more likely than not . she would be tortured if removed' " to Bangladesh, as required for relief under the CAT. For these reasons, 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.
. Eduard v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 182, 186 (5th Cir.2004).
. Mikhael v. INS, 115 F.3d 299, 305 (5th Cir.1997).
. Id. at 304; Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 78 (5th Cir.1994).
. Roy v. Ashcroft, 389 F.3d 132, 138 (5th Cir.2004) (quoting INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 484, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992)).
. Zhao v. Gonzales, 404 F.3d 295, 306 (5th Cir.2005).
. Eduard v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 182, 187 (5th Cir.2004).
. Adebisi v. INS, 952 F.2d 910, 914 (5th Cir.1992).
. See Eduard, 379 F.3d at 194.
. Mikhael v. INS, 115 F.3d 299, 306 (5th Cir.1997).
. See Jukic v. INS, 40 F.3d 747, 750 (5th Cir.1994).
. See Bah v. Ashcroft, 341 F.3d 348, 351-52 (5th Cir.2003) (quoting 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c)(2)).