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U .S .C . § 1 2 5 2 . W e r ev iew fo r s u b stan ti al ev id en ce an d w il l up h o ldth e a g en cy ’s de c i s i on unl e s s the e vi de nc e c om pe l s ac ontr a ryc onc l us i on. I N S v . E l i as - Zac ar i as , 50 2 U . S . 47 8, 48 1 n . 1 (19 92 ). W e r evi ew for abu se of di sc re t i on the deni al of a m o tio n to r e m a n d . Se e Mo vs is ia n v . A s h c r o ft , 39 5 F . 3d 10 95 , 10 98 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 5 ) . W e d e n yth e p e titio n f o rr e v ie w . T he re cord do es no tcom pel the concl usi on thatextra ordi naryci rc um st ance s e x c u s e th e u n tim e lyf

ilin g o f M a rtin e z L e v y a ’s a s y lu m ap p lic a tio n . See 8 C .F .R . § 1 2 0 8 .4 ( a ) ( 5 ) ; H

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