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Hanna MESFIN, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit2004-07-07No. No. 03-2408
102 F. App'x 327

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PER CURIAM:

Hanna Mesfin, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming, without opinion, the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her application for asylum and withholding of removal.

On appeal, Mesfin raises challenges to the IJ’s determination that she failed to establish her eligibility for asylum. To obtain reversal of a determination denying eligibility for relief, an alien “must show that the evidence [s]he 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, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We have reviewed the evidence of record and conclude that Mes-fin fails to show that the evidence compels a contrary result. Accordingly, we cannot grant the relief that Mesfin seeks.

Accordingly, we deny the 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