Case Name: Ibriam TRAORE; Sylla Mariam, Petitioners, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-08-09
Citations: 235 F. App'x 134
Docket Number: No. 06-1999
Parties: Ibriam TRAORE; Sylla Mariam, Petitioners, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 235
Pages: 134–135

Head Matter:
Ibriam TRAORE; Sylla Mariam, Petitioners, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-1999.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: July 18, 2007.
Decided: Aug. 9, 2007.
M. Anne Hannigan, Chicago, Illinois, for Petitioners. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, James A. Hunolt, Office of Immigration Litigation, Patricia L. Jannaco, United States Department of Justice, New York, New York, for Respondent.
Before NIEMEYER, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Ibriam Traore and Sylla Mariam, both natives and citizens of Cote d'Ivoire, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming the Immigration Judge's (IJ) denial of Traore's 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 Traore fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. Having failed to qualify for asylum, Traore cannot meet the more stringent standard 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 finding that Traore failed to establish that it was more likely than not that he would be tortured if removed to Cote d'Ivoire. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(c)(2) (2007).
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.