BELTHA MBONG MBOH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent, 377 F. App'x 330

Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Beltha Mbong Mboh petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) dismissing her appeal from the immigration judge’s order denying her motion for a continuance and reaffirming the denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal and withholding under the Convention Against Torture. We deny the petition for review. Under 8 C.F.R. § 1008.29 (2009), the immigration judge may grant a continuance for good cause shown. See Jean v.

Gonzales, 435 F.3d 475, 483 (4th Cir.2006). The immigration judge’s refusal to grant a continuance is thus subject to review for abuse of discretion. Onyeme v. INS, 146 F.3d 227, 231 (4th Cir.1998). The denial of a continuance will be upheld “‘unless it was made without a rational explanation, it inexplicably departed from established policies, or it rested on an impermissible basis, e.g., invidious discrimination against a particular race or group.’ ” Lendo v. Gonzales, 493 F.3d 439, 441 (4th Cir.2007) (quoting Onyeme, 146 F.3d at 231). We find no abuse of discretion.

Accordingly, we deny the petition for review. 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. PETITION DENIED.