Coxic v. Ashcroft ( 2003 )

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT June 25, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 02-60623
Summary Calendar
CECILIA COXIC, also known as Cecilia Coxic-Gomez;
CARMEN SOLLOY-COXIC,
Petitioners,
versus
JOHN ASHCROFT, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent.
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Nos. A70-675-767, A73-107-994
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Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Cecilia Coxic and her daughter Carmen, natives of Guatemala,
filed a petition for review of the denial by the Board of
Immigration Appeals (BIA) of their applications for political
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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. 02-60623
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asylum and to withhold deportation. They argue that they
established a well-founded fear of persecution. They contend that
Coxic’s testimony showed that Guatemalan soldiers searched their
house based on a belief that Coxic’s nephew was a member of the
guerrillas and was responsible for the burning of an embassy five
years earlier and that they were threatened during that search.
The record supports the BIA’s determination that the
petitioners’ claims did not establish past persecution and that
they were not eligible for political asylum or withholding of
deportation. See Girma v. INS., 283 F.3d 664, 666-67 (5th Cir.
2002); Mikhael v. INS, 115 F.3d 299, 304 & n.4 (5th Cir. 1997);
Rojas v. INS, 937 F.2d 186, 189 (5th Cir. 1991). Their petition
for review of the BIA’s decision is DENIED.