United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT January 26, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 05-60902
Summary Calendar
RAHIM MAKNOJIA,
Petitioner,
versus
ALBERTO R. GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent.
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A95-453-791
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Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Rahim Maknojia petitions for review of an order to the Board
of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an order of the
immigration judge (IJ) denying his application for asylum,
withholding of removal, and for relief under the Convention
Against Torture (CAT).
Maknojia does not dispute that he did not file a timely
asylum application, but he argues that he met his burden of
showing that extraordinary circumstances prevented his timely
filing. We lack jurisdiction to review this claim, and the
*
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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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petition for review as to this claim is dismissed. See 8 U.S.C.
§ 1158(a)(3); Zhu v. Ashcroft, 382 F.3d 521, 527 (5th Cir. 2005).
Maknojia challenges the determination that he is not
entitled to withholding of removal based on his Muslim religion
or to protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We
must defer to the BIA’s decision unless the evidence compels a
contrary conclusion. Carbajal-Gonzalez v. INS, 78 F.3d 194, 197
(5th Cir. 1996). The determination that Maknojia is not entitled
to withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA) or to protection under the CAT is supported by
substantial evidence, and Maknojia has not shown that the record
compels a contrary conclusion. The petition for review is denied
as to these claims.
DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.