Sanyang v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service , 55 F. App'x 177 ( 2003 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-1660
EBRIMA SANYANG,
Petitioner,
versus
U. S. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE;
JOHN ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General,
Respondents.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals. (A75-367-787)
Submitted: January 8, 2003 Decided: January 30, 2003
Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Joshua A. Moses, JOSHUA MOSES & ASSOCIATES, Silver Spring,
Maryland, for Petitioner. Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant
Attorney General, Donald E. Keener, Deputy Director, Linda S.
Wernery, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigation
Litigation, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.,
for Respondents.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Ebrima Sanyang, a native and citizen of the Gambia, petitions
for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
(“Board”) summarily affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order
denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. The
IJ concluded Sanyang failed to present sufficient evidence to show
past persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account
of a protected ground that would make him eligible for asylum
relief. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (2000); 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A)
(2000). The Board’s decision to grant or deny asylum relief is
conclusive “unless manifestly contrary to law” and an abuse of
discretion. 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(C) & (D) (2000). We find the
Board correctly applied the law and did not abuse its discretion in
rendering its decision here. Therefore, we affirm the reasoning of
the Board. Sanyang v. United States Immigration & Naturalization
Serv., BIA No. A75-367-787 (B.I.A. May. 30, 2002). 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.
AFFIRMED
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