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the road, and evi dence fr om thei r t enantof prob l em s a ft erthey l ef t G uat em al a. S u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e s up p o rts th e a g e n c y ’s c o n c lu s io n th a t th e p h o n e c a lls B la n c o P la c io s d e B e r g a n z ar e c e iv e dd idn o t r is e to th e le v e l o f p e r s e c u tio n . See H o x h a v . A s h c r o

ft , 3 1 9 F .3 d1 1 7 9 , 1 1 8 2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) ( u n f u lf ille dth r e a ts c ons t i tut e d ha r a s s m e ntr a the rtha n pe r s e c ut i on) . F urthe r , the r e c or d doe s not c om pe l the c onc l us i on tha tpe t i t i one r s e s t abl i s he d the c a ri nc i de ntw a s on a c c ount o f th e ira c tu a l o rim p u te dp o litic a l o p in io n , o ra n yo th e rp r o te c te dg r o u n d . See I NS v . E l i as - Zac ar i as , 502 U . S . 478, 483 ( 1992) ( pe t i t i one rm us tpr ovi de e vi de nc e of pers ec ut or’ s m ot i ve). A cc ordi ng l y, pet i t i on er s di d n otes t abl i sh thatthey s uffe re d p a s t p e r s e c u tio n . See G o rm le yv . A s h c r o

ft , 36 4 F . 3d 11 72 , 11 77 (9th C i r. 20 04 ).10- 72022 3 In addi t i on , subst ant i alevi dence s up po rt s the agency’ s c on cl usi on that pe t i t i one r s di d nots how tha tthe c a l l s a nd vi s i t s the i rt e na ntr e c e i ve d w e r e on a c c o u n t o f

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