UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-1790
JOHN S. BADOH,
Petitioner,
versus
ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals. (A95-546-815)
Submitted: March 27, 2006 Decided: April 19, 2006
Before MICHAEL and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Sopo Ngwa, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner. Rod J.
Rosenstein, United States Attorney, John W. Sippel, Jr., Assistant
United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
John S. Badoh, a native and citizen of Cameroon,
petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals (Board) adopting and affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ)
order denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal,
and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Badoh
contends that his asylum application was timely filed and that he
established eligibility for that relief. As the IJ and Board
concluded that the asylum application was untimely, we find that
consideration of these claims is barred. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(3)
(2000).
Badoh also challenges the finding that he failed to
qualify for withholding of removal. “To qualify for withholding of
removal, a petitioner must show that he faces a clear probability
of persecution because of his race, religion, nationality,
membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.”
Rusu v. INS, 296 F.3d 316, 324 n.13 (4th Cir. 2002) (citing INS v.
Stevic, 467 U.S. 407, 430 (1984)). Having conducted our review, we
conclude that substantial evidence supports the finding that Badoh
did not establish eligibility for withholding of removal.
We accordingly 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
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