Case Name: Kalkidan Legesse ASHAGRE, Petitioner v. John D. ASHCROFT, United States Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-03-15
Citations: 89 F. App'x 411
Docket Number: No. 03-1925
Parties: Kalkidan Legesse ASHAGRE, Petitioner, v. John D. ASHCROFT, United States Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before LUTTIG, MICHAEL, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 89
Pages: 411–411

Head Matter:
Kalkidan Legesse ASHAGRE, Petitioner, v. John D. ASHCROFT, United States Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 03-1925.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 6, 2004.
Decided March 15, 2004.
Aragaw Mehari, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.
Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Linda S. Wendtland, Assistant Director, John S. Hogan, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Before LUTTIG, MICHAEL, and SHEDD, 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Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Kalkidan Legesse Ashagre, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board") affirming, without opinion, the immigration judge's denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.
On appeal, Ashagre raises challenges to the immigration judge's determination that she failed to establish her eligibility for asylum. To obtain reversal of a determination denying eligibility for relief, an alien "must show that the evidence [s]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 Ashagre fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. Accordingly, we cannot grant the relief that Ashagre seeks.
Additionally, we uphold the immigration judge's denial of Ashagre's request for withholding of removal. The standard for withholding of removal is more stringent than that for granting asylum. Chen v. INS, 195 F.3d 198, 205 (4th Cir.1999). To qualify for withholding of removal, an applicant must demonstrate "a clear probability of persecution." INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 430, 107 S.Ct. 1207, 94 L.Ed.2d 434 (1987). Because Ashagre fails to show that she is eligible for asylum, she cannot meet the higher standard for withholding of removal.
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