Alemanji v. Gonzales

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 06-1532 OLIVIER ANKIAKEM ALEMANJI, Petitioner, versus ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. (A95-224-595) Submitted: February 7, 2007 Decided: February 26, 2007 Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. William Payne, BLAIR & LEE, P.C., College Park, Maryland, for Petitioner. Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Attorney, Allen F. Loucks, Assistant United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Respondent. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Olivier Ankiakem Alemanji, a native and citizen of Cameroon, requests review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing her appeal from the immigration judge’s denial of her requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. She alleges that substantial evidence supported her requests for relief in the form of asylum. To obtain reversal of a determination denying eligibility for relief from removal, an alien “must show that the evidence 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 (1992). We have reviewed the evidence of record and conclude that Alemanji fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. Accordingly, we cannot grant the relief that she seeks. We therefore deny Alemanji’s 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 - 2 -