IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
July 30, 2009
No. 08-60457
Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
ASMITA NANASIA
Petitioner
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL
Respondent
Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A99 616 512
Before BENAVIDES, ELROD, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Asmita Nanasia, a native and citizen of India, petitions this court to
review the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) upholding the
decision of the immigration judge (IJ) denying her application for withholding
of removal. Nanasia argues that given her credible testimony and the
documentary evidence depicting the persecution of Muslims by Hindu
extremists, a reasonable person in her circumstance would fear persecution if
returned to India.
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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.
No. 08-60457
We conclude from a review of the record that the BIA’s determination is
supported by substantial evidence, and the record does not compel a conclusion
contrary to the BIA’s denial of withholding of removal. See Eduard v. Ashcroft,
379 F.3d 182, 193 (5th Cir. 2004); Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 78 (5th Cir. 1994);
8 C.F.R. § 208.16(b). Nanasia does not challenge the finding that her asylum
application was untimely filed nor the finding that she is not entitled to
protection under the Convention Against Torture. Thus, these claims are
deemed abandoned. See Soadjede v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 830, 833 (5th Cir. 2003).
Accordingly, the petition for review is DENIED.
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