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older , 558 F . 3d 1 0 4 9 , 1 0 5 6 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 9 ) . We d e n yth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. S ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the B I A ’ s f i ndi ng tha t , e ve n i f

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f e r e d pa s tpe r s e c ut i on, the gove rnm e ntr e butt e d the p r e s u m p tio n th a t D h illo n h a s aw e ll- f o u n d e df e aro f f u tu r e p e r s e c u tio n w ith e v id e n c e o f

c h a n g e dc o u n tryc o n d itio n s inI n d ia . See G on zalez -H erna ndezv. A s h c r o ft , 336 F . 3d 995, 1000 ( 9th C i r . 2003) ( “[ W ]h e r e th e B I A r a tio n a lly construes an am bi gu ou s or s om ew hatcontra di ct ory c ou ntryre po rtand p rovi des an in d iv idu a liz e da n a ly s is o f h o w c h an g e dc o n d itio n s w ill a f f e c t th e s p e c if

ic p e titio n e r ’s s itu a tio n , s ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e w ill s up p o rt th e a g e n c yd e te rm in a tio n .” (in tern al citati o n an dq u o tati o n m ark s o m itted )) . W e d o n o t rea ch D h il lo n ’s c o n te n tio n th a t h e c a n n o t r e a s o n ab lyr e lo c a te w ith in I n d iab e c au s e o u rr e v ie w is lim ite dto th e B I A ’s r e a s o n in g . Se e H a s s a n v . A s h c r o

ft , 380 F . 3d 1114, 1121- 22 (9th C i r. 20 04 ). S ub st ant i alevi dence al so supp ort s the agency’ s f i nd i ng that D h i l l o n i s n o te n t i t l e dt o ah u man i t ar i an g r an to f a s y l u m. Se e Ku m a rv . I NS , 204 F . 3 d9 3 1 , 9 3 4 -3 5 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 0 ) (co n cl u d i n g th atp et i t i o n er’ s ex p eri en ces, i nc l udi ng be i ng s tr i ppe d a nd f ondl e d i n f

r ontof he rpa r e nt s , punc he d a nd ki c ke d, f o r c e dto r e n o u n c e h e rr e lig io n , an db e a te n u n c o n s c io u s , w e r e n o t s u f f ic ie n tly10- 70283 3 s e v e r e to w a rr a n t h u m a n itar ian a s y lu m ) . A c c o r d in g ly , D h illo n ’s a s y lu m c la im fai l s. B e c au s e D h illo n h a s n o t e s tab lis h e de lig ib ilityf o ra s y lu m , h e n e c e s s ar ily c a n n o t m e e t th e m o r e s tr in g e n t s tan d ar df o rw ith h o ld in g o f

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ye v. G on zales , 45 3 F . 3d 11 82 , 11 90 (9th C i r. 20 06 ). F i nal l y, subst ant i alevi dence s up po rt s the agency’ s det erm i nat i on that D h illo n w a s n o t e lig ib le f o rC A T r e lie f

. See Kum ar v. G on zales , 444 F . 3d 1043, 1055- 56 ( 9th C i r . 2006) ( s ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport e d the a ge nc y ’ s de ni a l of pet i t i on er ’ s C A T cl ai m even tho ug h the pet i t i on ersuff er ed a m on th-l on g p ol i ce de t e nt i on i n I ndi a , dur i ng w hi c h he w a s c ons i s t e nt l ybe a t e n w i th w oode n s t i c ks and l eather bel t s) . P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.