Case Name: Wael Mohamed Abdel LATIF, 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: 2010-07-26
Citations: 390 F. App'x 322
Docket Number: No. 09-60623
Parties: Wael Mohamed Abdel LATIF, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. .
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 390
Pages: 322–323

Head Matter:
Wael Mohamed Abdel LATIF, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 09-60623
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 26, 2010.
James Darrell Lucas, Esq, El Paso, TX, for Petitioner.
Gregory Michael Kelch, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. .

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Wael Latif, a native and citizen of Egypt, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"), which affirmed a decision of the Immigration Judge ("IJ)" denying Latifs application for withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). Latif argues that he demonstrated past persecution and a well-founded fear of future persecution as a result of his activities in the Muslim Brotherhood ("MB"), a government-banned political group.
Latif was detained once for a 12- to 14-hour period and was beaten during his detention. During the three-month period between his detention and his departure from Egypt, he was not bothered again. He has not associated with any MB members since his arrival in this country, and there is at least a small minority of parliamentary members in Egypt who sympa thize with the MB. Additionally, at the time of the hearing, Latifs mother still lived in Alexandria, his sister in Cairo. The BIA's determination is supported by substantial evidence, and the record does not compel a contrary conclusion. See Roy v. Ashcroft, 389 F.3d 132, 138 (5th Cir.2004); Efe v. Ashcroft, 293 F.3d 899, 906 (5th Cir.2002); 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(b).
Latif also argues that he demonstrated that it is more likely than not that, on account of his past membership in the MB, he will be tortured upon his return to Egypt. Because he has not shown that he is entitled to withholding of removal, he has not demonstrated that he can meet the higher standard for obtaining relief under the CAT. See Efe, 293 F.3d at 907. 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.