Siddiqi v. Gonzales ( 2006 )


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  •                                                                                        United States Court of Appeals
    Fifth Circuit
    F I L E D
    IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    July 12, 2006
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
    Charles R. Fulbruge III
    Clerk
    No. 05-60434
    Summary Calendar
    BADAR SIDDIQI,
    Petitioner,
    versus
    ALBERTO R. GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
    Respondent.
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    Petition for Review of an Order of the
    Board of Immigration Appeals
    BIA No. A78 551 899
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    Before BARKSDALE, STEWART and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:*
    Badar Siddiqi petitions this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (BIA)
    decision denying asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against
    Torture (CAT). As to his asylum application, Siddiqi seeks to challenge the BIA’s determination
    that his application was untimely under 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(B). This court lacks jurisdiction to
    *
    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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be
    published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
    review the BIA’s determination that Siddiqi’s asylum application was untimely. See § 1158(a)(3).
    The petition for review is thus DISMISSED as to the asylum claim.
    Siddiqi argues that the BIA erred in denying his application for withholding of removal.
    Siddiqi fails to demonstrate that the alleged isolated incidents of mistreatment or his status as a
    young, male Muhajir establish a “clear probability” that he would be persecuted upon his return to
    Pakistan. This court has held that similar allegations of mistreatment do not rise to the level of
    persecution.   See, e.g., Abdel-Masieh v. INS, 
    73 F.3d 579
    , 584 (5th Cir. 1996); Fleurinor v. INS,
    
    585 F.2d 129
    , 132 (5th Cir. 1978). Because the immigration judge’s findings are supported by
    substantial evidence and the evidence does not compel a contrary conclusion, the petition for review
    is DENIED. See Carbajal-Gonzalez v. INS, 
    78 F.3d 194
    , 197 (5th Cir. 1996); Chun v. INS, 
    40 F.3d 76
    , 78 (5th Cir. 1994).
    Siddiqi does not brief the BIA’s denial of relief under the CAT. Accordingly, Siddiqi has
    waived the claim. See Rodriguez v. INS, 
    9 F.3d 408
    , 414 n.15 (5th Cir. 1993).
    PETITION DISMISSED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
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