Opinion ID: 751154
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Whether The BIA Erred By Denying Petitioner's Request For Withholding Of Deportation

Text: 48 We next must address whether the BIA erred by denying Petitioner's application for withholding of deportation. 16 Withholding of deportation differs from a granting of asylum in two ways. First, withholding of deportation is mandatory upon a proper showing of eligibility. Section 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1253(h) requires the Attorney General, subject to certain exceptions not relevant here, to withhold deportation if such alien's life or freedom would be threatened ... on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular political group, or political opinion. 8 U.S.C. § 1253(h). 49 Second, the required showing for withholding of deportation is more stringent than that required for asylum. An alien is eligible for withholding of deportation only if the alien demonstrates a clear probability of persecution by showing that it is more likely than not that the alien will be persecuted if deported. Ghaly, 58 F.3d at 1429 (citation omitted). 50 Because the evidence does not compel a finding of persecution or a well-founded fear thereof, it necessarily does not compel a finding that Petitioner has shown a clear probability of persecution if she were to return to Fiji. See Fisher v. INS, 79 F.3d 955, 961 (9th Cir.1996) (en banc). Accordingly, the evidence does not compel a finding that Petitioner is eligible for withholding of deportation.