IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-60805
Summary Calendar
BALWANT SINGH,
Petitioner,
versus
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE,
Respondent.
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Petition for Review of an Order
of the Board of Immigration of Appeals
BIA No. A72 131 235
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December 14, 1999
Before JOLLY, JONES, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Balwant Singh petitions for review of the order of the
Bureau of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal from
the decision of the Immigration Judge (IJ) denying his
application for asylum and withholding of deportation. Singh
contends that the BIA erred by dismissing his appeal because he
established a well-founded fear of persecution on religious and
political grounds. The decision of the BIA and IJ that Singh did
not have a well-founded fear of religious or political
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
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persecution is supported by substantial evidence in the record.
Faddoul v. INS, 37 F.3d 185, 188 (5th Cir. 1994).
PETITION DENIED.