Lesinaivalu

Lesinaivalu v. Gonzales

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132 F. App'x 112
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 27, 2005No. 03-74269California1,866 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Atunisa Lesinaivalu, a citizen of Fiji and an ethnic Fijian, appeals from a Board of Immigration Appeals order affirming the denial of his application for asylum, withholding of deportation and Convention Against Torture relief. On appeal to the BIA, Lesinaivalu also claimed that his right to due process was violated because he was not provided with an adequate and competent interpreter during his removal hearing. The BIA concluded that Lesinaivalu was not eligible for relief because he failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of political opinionu — Ihe- BIA denied his due process claim because Lesinaivalu failed to indicate either errors in the translation or ways in which a better translation would have made a difference in the outcome of the hearing.

Lesinaivalu timely filed his petition for review, and we have jurisdiction to review a final order of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(1). Because the BIA issued a reasoned opinion after conducting its own review of the record, we review only the BIA’s opinion. Sael v. Ashcroft, 386 F.3d 922, 924 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition.

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