Karanja v. Keisler

PER CURIAM: *

William MW Angi Karanja, a native and citizen of Kenya, petitions this court for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his application for asylum. This court will uphold the finding that an alien is not eligible for asylum if that finding is supported by substantial evidence. Chun v. INS, 40 F.3d 76, 78 (5th Cir.1994).

“To qualify for asylum, an alien must be a ‘refugee.’ ” Tesfamichael v. Gonzales, 469 F.3d 109, 113 (5th Cir.2006) (citing 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(a)). A refugee is a person unable to return to his or her country “because of persecution…