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ye v. G on zales , 453 F . 3d 1182, 1184- 85 ( 9th C i r . 2006) , a nd w e de nyi n pa rta nd di s m i s s i n pa rtthe pe t i t i on f or r e v i e w. S u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e s u p p o rts th e B I A ’s f in d in g th a t Ju an F r a n c is c o f a ile dto e s t abl i s h pa s tpe r s e c ut i on on a c c ountof a n a c tua l ori m put e d pol i t i c a l opi ni on. See I N S v . E l i as - Zac ar i as , 50 2 U . S . 47 8, 48 2-83 (199 2) (f orce d rec rui tm ental on e does no tsuff i ce t o sho w pers ec ut i on on ac coun tof po l i t i ca l op i ni on ). B ec ause Juan F r a nc i s c o f

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