Opinion ID: 687688
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: denial of application for temporary withholding of deportation

Text: 16 The IJ's decision to withhold deportation under section 243(h) is reviewed for substantial evidence. Berroteran-Melendez, 955 F.2d at 1255. An applicant only qualifies for a withholding of deportation if he shows a clear probability of persecution upon return to his country of origin. Stevic, 467 U.S. at 413, 104 S.Ct. at 2492; Acewicz, 984 F.2d at 1062. A clear probability means that the applicant will more likely than not be persecuted if deported. INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 430, 107 S.Ct. 1207, 1212, 94 L.Ed.2d 434 (1987); Acewicz, 984 F.2d at 1062. This is a more stringent standard than the well-founded fear standard required by section 208. Acewicz, 984 F.2d at 1062. Because Kazlauskas cannot meet the lower standard of section 208, he necessarily fails to show a clear probability of persecution under section 243(h). See id. In light of the significant changes in Lithuania, the IJ's denial of Kazlauskas' waiver of deportation is supported by substantial evidence.