Opinion ID: 599214
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: denial of withholding of deportation

Text: 31 To qualify for withholding of deportation, an applicant must demonstrate a clear probability of persecution. INS v. Stevic, 467 U.S. 407, 413, 104 S.Ct. 2489, 2492, 81 L.Ed.2d 321 (1984). This standard is more stringent than the well-founded fear standard for asylum. Berroteran-Melendez, 955 F.2d at 1258. It requires a showing that it is more likely than not that the alien will be persecuted upon deportation. INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 430, 107 S.Ct. 1207, 1212, 94 L.Ed.2d 434 (1987). Petitioners failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution. Their proof does not meet the higher standard of a clear probability of persecution. Id.