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B ef ore G A R Z A , C L E M E N T , an d O W E N , C i rcui tJu dg es. P E R C U R I A M: * Y an Q u ( Q u ) peti t i on s t h i s c ou rtf or r evi ew of

t h e di sm i ssalby the B oard of I m m i grati on A pp eal s ( B IA) of h is ap pea lof t h e I m m i grati on Ju dg e’ s or der de nyi ng hi s appl i c at i o n fo rw i t hho l di ng o f r e m o va l
. H e do e s no tc hal l e nge , a nd di d n otchal l en ge bef

ore t h e B IA , t h e den i alof w i t h h ol di n g u n der t h e C on ven t i on A gainstT ort u re. O n a n a l i e n’ s pe t i t i o n f o rr e vi e w , t hi s c o ur tr e vi e w s q ue s t i o n s of l aw de no vo a nd r e vi e w s fac t ualf i nd i n g s “u n d e rth e s u bs t ant i ale vi de nc e t e s t , r e ve r s i ng United States Court of App eals

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2 o n lyw h e n t h e e v id e n c e is s o co m p e llin gth a t n o re a s o n a b le fa c t fin d e rco u ldfa il to f i n dthe pe ti ti on er sta tu to r ily e l i gible f or re l i ef. ” A rif

v. Mu ka sey , 509 F. 3d 67 7, 6 79
- 80 ( 5th C i r . 2 00 7) (f o o t no t e , c i t at i o n, a nd i nt e r nalq uo t at i o n m ar ks o m itt e d ); seealso 8 U
. S
. C
. § 125 2(b) ( 4) ( B ) ( “ [ T ] h e ad m i n i st rat ive f i n di n gs of

fact ar e c o nc l us ive unl e s s a ny r e as o nab l e a dj ud i c a t o rw o ul d b e c o m pe l l e d t o c o nc l ude t o t he c o nt r ar y. ” )
. The de t e r m i nat i o n t hata n a l i e n i s no te l i gibl e f o rw i t hho l di ng o f r e m o va li s a fac t ualf i ndi ng r e vi e w e d un de rt he s ubs t a n t i a le v i d e n c e s t a n da r d. S ee Efe v
. A sh cr oft , 293 F
. 3d 899 , 906 ( 5th C ir. 2 0 0 2 ). To be el i gibl e f or w i t hhol di ng of

r em oval , t he al i en m ust pro ve t hat hi s l i fe o rf r ee dom w oul d be t h r e a t e n e d b e c a u s e o f, i n t e r a l i a , h i s r e l i g i o n . 8 U. S
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. § 1 2 3 1 (b ) ( 3 ) ; 8 C. F. R. § 1 208. 16(b)
. An al i en, s uch as Q u, w ho has not suf f er ed past per se c ut i on m ay m ee thi s burde n of

pr oo f by dem ons t r at i ng t hati ti s m or e l i kel y t han nott hat h e w o u ld b e p e r s e c u te do n a c c o u n t o f a p r o te c te dg r o u n dif re m o v e dto a ce r ta in c o u n tr y . 8 C .F .R . § 1 2 0 8 .1 6 (b )(2 ); seealso Maj dv. G on zales , 446 F. 3d 590, 595 (5 th C ir. 2 0 0 6 ). T h e d e te r m in a tio n th a t Q u w o u ldn o t fa c e p e r s e c u tio n b a s e do n h is
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r e t u r n e dt o C h i n a i s s u p p o r t e db ys u b s t a n t i a le v i d e n c e , i n c l u d i n gQ u ’s t est i m on y t h at he di d not kn ow t o w h at ki n d of pu n i shm en the w ou l d be su bj ect f o rhi s m ai l i ng, e m ai l i ng, a nd i ns t antm e ssagi ng o f c o nt r ab andr e l i gi o us m ater i alt o C h in a , b y h i s t est i m on y t h at he di d n otkn ow w h at hap pen ed f ol l ow i ng hi s f

r i end’ s ar r es t , and by t he c ount r y r epo r t s t hatdo noti ndi c at e t hat Bapt i s t s , q ua Bapt i s t s , a r e t ar ge t e d f o rpe r s e c ut i o n. The e vi de n c e p o i nt e d t o a nd argu m en t s m ad e by Q u a re in suff i ci en tt o show t h at a r eason able fact f i n der w o u ldb e co m p e lle dto co n c lu d e th a t h e is e lig ib le fo rw ith h o ld in go f r e m o v a l. T h e p e t i t i o n f

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