OPINION
Anely Wossenylesh Tegegn, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) denying her application for asylum and withholding of deportation. We have reviewed the administrative record and find that substantial evidence supports the Board’s conclusion that Tegegn failed to establish a well-founded fear of persecution as necessary to qualify for relief from deportation. 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a)(4)(1994); 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(2)(iii)(2002); Huaman-Cornelio v. Board of Immigration Appeals, 979 F.2d 995, 999 (4th Cir.1992); M.A. v. INS, 899 F.2d 304, 307 (4th Cir.1990) (en banc).* She therefore could not meet the higher standard for withholding deportation. See INS v. Cardozo-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 431-32, 107 S.Ct. 1207, 94 L.Ed.2d 434 (1987).
Accordingly, we affirm the court’s order.
AFFIRMED.