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Kazeem v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 2, 2007
215 F. App'x 373 (5th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 06-60174, Summary Calendar.

February 2, 2007.

Adekunle Abolaji Kazeem, Houston, TX, pro se.

Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Caryl G. Thompson, Washington, DC, Joe A. Aguilar, U.S. Immigration Naturalization Service District Directors Office, New Orleans, LA, Sharon A. Hudson, U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent.

Alberto R Gonzales, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, pro se.

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A78 133 054.

Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and GARZA, Circuit Judges.


Adekunle Abolaji Kazeem (Kazeem), a citizen of Nigeria, petitions this court for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) adopting and affirming the immigration judge's decision denying his application for withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), and his request for voluntary departure. Kazeem contends that he provided sufficient evidence to sustain his burden of proof regarding his application for withholding of removal.

This court reviews "the BIA's factual conclusion that an alien is not eligible for withholding of [removal] only to determine whether it is supported by substantial evidence." Zamora-Morel v. I.N.S., 905 F.2d 833, 838 (5th Cir. 1990). The substantial evidence standard requires that the decision be affirmed unless "the evidence compels a contrary conclusion." Carbajal-Gonzalez v. I.N.S., 78 F.3d 194, 197 (5th Cir. 1996); see also I.N.S. v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483-84, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992).

Kazeem fails to show that substantial evidence supports the conclusion that he has suffered past persecution or will more than likely suffer persecution if he is returned to Nigeria. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(b); Majd v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 590, 594 (5th Cir. 2006). Kazeem has abandoned the issues regarding the denial of his applications for asylum, voluntary departure, and relief under the CAT by failing to brief the issues in his petition for review. See Calderon-Ontiveros v. INS, 809 F.2d 1050, 1052 (5th Cir. 1986). Accordingly, Kazeem's petition for review is DENIED.


Summaries of

Kazeem v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 2, 2007
215 F. App'x 373 (5th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

Kazeem v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:Adekunle Abolaji KAZEEM, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Feb 2, 2007

Citations

215 F. App'x 373 (5th Cir. 2007)