Pursuant to 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that thi s opinion should not * be publishe d an d is not precedent except under the limited circu mstance s set forth in 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 

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. A ll o f P e tit io n e r s ' a r g u m e n ts a r e s ty le do n b e h a lf o f le a dP e tit io n e rR aju T h a p a ("P e tit io n e r "). S ee 8 U

. S. C

. § 1158(b) ( 3)

. Th e I J det er m i ned that P et ition e r's a p p li ca tion fora sy lu m w a s u n tim e ly a n dth a t P e titi on er f ai l ed t o m eett h e procedu ralrequi rem e n ts fordem on st rat i n g " extr aordi n ary c ir c u m s ta n c e s " b a s e do n in e ffe c tiv e a s s is ta n c e o f c o u n s e l. S ee8 U .S .C . § 1 1 5 8 (a )( 2 )( B ), (D ); 8 C .F .R . § 1 2 0 8 .4 (a )( 5 )(ii i) (A). T h e B I Aa ff ir m e dth e I J 's d eterm i n a ti on . P eti tio n er h a s p rov i d ed n o ex p l a n a ti on w h y h e fail ed to
c o m pl y w i t h t he pr o c e dur alre qui r e m e nt s fo rhi s o ut

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- t i m e a ppli c at i o n. W e a g r e e w it h th e B IA 's d e t e r m in a t io n o n t h is is s u e . I n a s m u c h a s th e I J 's de c i s i o n t o r ej e c tPe t i t i o ne r ' s out- of

- t i m e a ppli c at i o n i s b as e d o n t he pa r t i c ul arfact s and c i r c um s t anc e s o f Pe t i t i o ne r s ' c as e , w e ha ve no ju r is d ic tio n t o re v ie w s u c h fin d in g s . S ee8 U .S .C . § 1 1 5 8 (a )(3 ); Zh u v. G on zales , 4 9 3 F .3d5 8 8 , 5 9 4 -9 5 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 7 ). 2
. Ev e n i f

we we r e t o e x c u s e t h e f i l i n gr e q u i r e m e n t s o f 8 C. F. R. § 1 208. 4( a) ( 5) (i i i) (A) , Pet i t i onerhas ot her w i se fai l ed t o de m ons t r at e t hat h e i s e l i g ib l e f

o ra s y l u m a s a" r e f u g e e " p u r s u a n tt o 8 U. S

. C. § 110 1( a) ( 42)(A)

. Sp eci f i cal l y, P et i t i on er has fai l ed to dem on st ra t e past persecuti on or a w el l

- f ou n d ed fear t h at he w i l lbe subjec tt o f u t u re pe r s ecuti on bas e d o n hi s m e m be r s hi p i n apa r t i c ul ars o c i alg r o up if he
r e tu r n s to N e p a l. S ee § 1 1 0 1 ( a ) ( 4 2 ) (A) ; E d u a rdv. A sh cr oft , 379 F. 3d 182, 1 8 8 -8 9 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ). W e a r e n o t p e r s u a d e dth a t e c o n o m ic e x to r tio n is
a for m o f

pe r s e c ut i o n und e ri m m i gr at i o n l aw; no rdo N e pa l ese bus i ne s s m e n a ppear t o b e apa r t i c ul ars o c i alg r o up m e r i t i ng as yl um p r o te c tio n . S ee, e. g. , D avila-Mej i a v. Mu ka sey , 531 F

. 3d 624 , 629 ( 8th C i r. 200 8) (h ol di n g t h at " u n der B IApreceden t , t h e t e rm 'fam i l y bu si n ess o w n e r' is to o a m o rp h o u s to a d e q u a te ly d e sc rib e aso cia l gr o u p "); Hi m ani
v. G on zales , 246 F

. A pp ' x 879 , 882 ( 5th C i r. 200 7) (u n pu b. ) (kidna pp i n g f or extor t i on of

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3 p e r s e c u tio n ); L opez v. G on zales , 192 F. A pp' x 19, 22 ( 1s t C i r . 2006) (u n p u b .) (a ffir m in gIJ d e c is io n w h ic h h e ldth a te c o n o m ic e x to r tio n "'is
n ot
. . . w h at C on gress contem pl ated w h en ena ct i n g t h e ref u gee st atutes
a n d cr e a tin g a sy lu m for p e o p le h e re in th e U n ited S ta te s'") ; Gar c i av . U. S. At t o r ney G e n. , 143 F

. A pp ' x 217 , 222 ( 11th C i r. 200 5) (u n pu b. ) ( " G roup s of peop l e w h o a re conn ect ed on l y on the basi s of theirecon om i c s t atus do n ot f orm a soci al group f or asyl u m pu rposes. " ) (i n t erna l qu ot es an d cit es o m it t e d ). F in a ll y , t h e r e is s u b s t a n t ia l e v id e n c e s u p p o r t in gth e B I A 's determ i n ati on t h at t h e M aoi strebel s t h at purp ort edl y extor t ed P et i t i on er
w ere m otiva tedbyan econ om i c i n teres t an dn ot a d esire to p erse cu te P e tit io n e r . Cf. D h a k a l v

. Hol d er , 320 F. A pp' x 561, 2009 W L 766516, at
* 1 (9 th C ir

. M a r . 2 4 , 2 0 0 9 ) (u n p u b .); L am a v. Mu ka sey , 261 F. A pp' x 305, 3 0 6 ( 2 dC ir . 2 0 0 8 ) (u n p u b .); Ya da v v . At t o r ney Ge n. of U. S. , 1 7 9 F . A p p 'x 133 , 135 ( 3d C i r. 200 6) (u n pu b. )

. P et i t i on er i s t h eref ore i n e li g ib le for
a s y l u m. 3. P et i t i on er argues t h at h e i s en t i t l ed t o w i t h h ol di n g of rem oval. H ow ever,

" fai l u re t o est abli sh el i gibi l i t y f or asyl u m i s di sposi t ive o f c l ai m s f or
w i th h oldin g o f rem ov a l

. " Ma jdv. G on zales , 446 F

. 3d 590 , 595 ( 5th C i r. 2 0 0 6 ). 4. Fi nal l y, Pe t i t i o ne ra r gue s t hathe i s e nt i t l ed t o pr o t e c t i o n und e rt he C on vent i on agai nstTor t ure . H ow eve r , w e a gr ee w i t h t he B I At hat P e tit io n e rfa ile dto e s ta b lis h th a t it is m o r e lik e lyth a n n o t t h a t h e w o u ld b e to r tu r e dif re m o v e d

. S ee8 C .F .R . § § 1 2 0 8 .1 6 (c )(2 ), 1 2 0 8 .1 8 (a )(1 ); Ma jd , 446 F. 3d at595- 96. P ET I T I ON D ENI ED

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